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UCLA football kicker Justin C. Medlock was charged Friday with felony drunken driving in connection with a crash that seriously injured a member of the Bruin golf team, according to the District Attorney's Office.
Medlock, 22, was charged with driving under the influence causing injury and driving with a .08 blood-alcohol level causing injury. He is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in Inglewood Superior Court.
A 1998 Toyota pickup truck driven by the 22-year-old Bruin kicker struck a call box and overturned on the northbound San Diego (405) Freeway north of Manchester Boulevard about 3 a.m. Dec. 10, according to the California Highway Patrol.
CHP officials said officers later spotted Medlock "walking on the city streets in Inglewood approximately a mile-and-a-half away from the collision scene."
Medlock was taken to a hospital where he was treated for moderate injuries. He was arrested after being treated, but was later released.
His passenger, Hannah Jun, 20, was taken to UCLA Medical Center. She suffered a fractured vertebra in her neck, according to the District Attorney's Office.
Jun -- who attended Torrey Pines High School in San Diego -- recently qualified during a tournament in Florida to play on the Futures Tour, the paper reported.
Medlock faces up to six years in prison, according to prosecutors.
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