Police: Speeding Porsche driver suspected in Cotati DUI crash

The suspected DUI driver was one of four recent DUI arrests in Cotati, according to police.|
RANDI ROSSMANN
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

A Sebastopol man suspected of drunken driving and speeding crashed his Porsche into a Subaru as he approached a Cotati intersection, pushing the vehicle into traffic and causing a three-car crash, police said Monday.

The collision happened at 7:03 p.m. Sunday at Old Redwood Highway and Valparaiso Avenue, just south of downtown. Two people were taken to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, at least one with serious injuries, Cotati police said.

Officers arrested David Bush, 66, on suspicion of felony DUI. His black Porsche ran into the Subaru stopped at the traffic light, pushing it into an oncoming Acura, Cotati Police Lt. Doug Endy said.

The Subaru driver and a passenger riding with Bush were taken to the hospital, Endy said.

Bush was booked into Sonoma County Jail on $100,000 bail.

You can reach Staff Writer Randi Rossmann at 707-521-5412 or randi.rossmann@pressdemocrat.com.

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