Saturday, January 3, 2009

Pickup Truck Slams Into Apartment—Driver Suspected Of DUI

January 3, 2009 (by Otto Smyth)

According to reports by car accident lawyers in Los Angeles, a pickup truck slammed into an apartment doing extensive damage while family was sleeping, police suspect the driver was under the influence at the time of the crash.

According to Santa Ana Police Commander Larry Coleman the driver of the vehicle was identified as Miguel Angel Diaz age 23, who was driving south on Fairview Street when he swerved off of the road hitting water sprinklers and a palm tree prior to crashing into an apartment at 401 North Fairview Street.

The apartment Diaz drove into was occupied by the manager of the Santa Ana Mini Storage and his family, who were sleeping when Diaz pickup truck drove through the living room and out of the other side of the building according to Commander Coleman. None of the family members were injured when the vehicle slammed into their home.

According to police reports Diaz was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and driving without a license, he was also charged with an open container of alcohol.

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