FOLSOM, CA – Four teens were injured, three seriously, in a rollover crash in Folsom late Wednesday night in which police say alcohol and drugs appeared to play a role.

Officer Jason Browning with the Folsom Police Department said officers responded to several calls received at 11:40 p.m. that a sports utility vehicle had overturned on Heritage Place. Browning said officers found three teens, two boys and a girl, who had been ejected from a crushed 1997 red Ford Explorer. Browning said the driver, a 17-year-old boy, was still belted in the driver’s seat clutching the steering wheel.

The four youths were transported to area hospitals for medical care.

As officers investigated, they found broken bottles of whiskey, marijuana and marijuana paraphernalia scattered along the path the SUV took as it rolled several times on vacant, sloped home lots, Browning said.

The Folsom Police Major Accident Reconstruction Team was called out and determined the SUV had been speeding on northbound Heritage Place when the driver appeared to swerve onto the sidewalk on the east side of the road and lost control, Browning said. Tire marks suggested the SUV then crossed over the center of the road and plowed over the sidewalk on the west side and down the empty lots.

Browning said the driver, who did not have a license and appeared to be the only one wearing a seatbelt, suffered minor injuries. The teen was arrested for driving under the influence causing serious injury and booked into Sacramento Juvenile Hall.

Due to the ages of the teens, 16 and 17 years old, their names were not released.

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