Caltrans Worker Hit by DUI Driver During Power Outage in Jamestown

Daniel Texeira Hospitalized After Jamestown Pedestrian Accident on Highway 108/49 at 5th Avenue

Caltrans Worker Hit by DUI Driver During Power Outage in Jamestown

Jamestown, California: 52-year-old Daniel Texeira of San Andreas was the Caltrans worker who got hit and injured by a DUI driver early Monday morning on Highway 108/49 in Jamestown.

The California Highway Patrol said the incident occurred around 12:45 a.m. near the intersection with 5th Avenue.

Authorities said there was a PG&E power outage in the area, and Texeira was placing cones out to make the intersection safe because traffic lights were out. The Caltrans worker was wearing an orange reflective vest and hard hat with a Halo light.

29-year-old Devyn Gonzales was driving a 2022 Subaru Impreza west on Highway 108/49 when she made a left turn onto southbound 5th Avenue. As Gonzales drove left of the solid double yellow lines, cutting the corner, she failed to see Texeira and hit him with the left front of her car.

Texeira was taken by ambulance to Adventist Health Sonora with moderate injuries.

Police arrested Gonzales for felony DUI. The driver was booked into Tuolumne County Jail.