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Dad Drunk, Kids Hurt in Penn Valley Crash

Posted: Apr. 13, 2015 5:55 PM PDT

A drunk driver has been arrested and two kids in his car are injured as the result of a weekend crash in Penn Valley. Highway Patrol Officer Greg Tassone says shortly before noon Saturday, 48 year-old Robert Sponder was driving through a winding portion of Rough and Ready Highway, when he initially drifted off the side of the road…

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The car came to rest after hitting some trees. Tassone says a nine year-old girl and six year-old boy suffered what appear to be minor injuries…

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Child Protective Services were also called in…

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Sponder was not injured. He’s been charged with felony D-U-I and child endangerment.

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1 Comment

April 13, 2015

Warren Mcgee

Another sad situation where innocent kids are involved. It brings back another situation about 5 or so years ago on Brewer and Highway 49. At that time an innocent child was badly injured and an innocent on coming driver was killed. I hope the time will come when people will think before they act.

Warren McGee
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