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Morning Report: Suspected drunken driver arrested after he crashes into house
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More from Other NewsPolice and Fire: A suspected drunken driver was arrested early this morning after he crashed into a Simi Valley home, authorities said.
The driver, a 35-year-old Winnettka man, was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor driving under the influence about 1 a.m. after he drove into the kitchen of a home on the 2300 block of Cordero Avenue, said Sgt. Bill Lapin of the Simi Valley Police Department.
The driver was booked into Ventura County Jail.
No one was injured in the crash, Lapin said.
Information on the extent of the damage done to the home was not immediately available this morning.
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The section of Highway 101 northbound that was closed Wednesday afternoon after a pickup truck plowed into a sports utility vehicle and, killing the driver and injuring a California Highway Patrol officer, was reopened early this morning. Northbound lanes of the roadways were closed about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday between Emma Wood State Beach and Seacliff.
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A Santa Paula bank was robbed yesterday afternoon, police said this morning.
The Union Bank of California at 634 E. Main Street was robbed at 3:38 p.m., police said.
Santa Paula police plan to release more information on the robbery later today.
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Traffic: Two traffic accidents were reported near Thousand Oaks this morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
At 6:44 a.m., the CHP reported a crash on Highway 101 northbound just north of the Highway 23 interchange in Thousand Oaks.
At 6:36 a.m., the CHP reported that a vehicle spun out on Highway 101 southbound just south of Westlake Boulevard in Thousand Oaks. No one was injured in that crash.
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Weather: Mostly cloudy conditions with high temperatures in the 50s are expected today, the National Weather Service reported.
Weather service forecasts show a 50 percent chance of showers in valleys this afternoon.
Posted by sunnbear on December 20, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. (Suggest removal)
How can that be misdemeanor dui? He ran into a house?! Doesn't property damage constitute felony dui?
Posted by hotwildflower on December 20, 2007 at 12:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)
why? it's just a house. Drunk drivers kill people all the time and barely get a slap on the wrist. If they view human life with such little value, why would you think a house would fall under felony?
Two stories in two weeks of drunk drivers driving into homes, thank goodness no one was injured in either.
Yesterday an innocent man was killed and a police officer seriously injured...It is a damn shame that people still don't get that drinking and driving KILLS!!!!!!!
Posted by smithjc on December 20, 2007 at 1:22 p.m. (Suggest removal)
sunnbear, without getting technical regarding multiple violations of "plain" dui, etc, california law is that dui, even if you cause property damage, is a misdemeanor. to elevate it to felony status, there must be bodily injury or death to a person OTHER than the drunk driver.
Posted by info on December 20, 2007 at 1:33 p.m. (Suggest removal)
"A Santa Paula bank was robbed yesterday afternoon, police said this morning".
So when was the bank robbed? The Star says yesterday afternoon and the police said it was this morning!
Posted by justmeinsp on December 20, 2007 at 1:43 p.m. (Suggest removal)
info, let me reword the robbery lines for you: "This morning, the police dpt. stated that a robbery happened yesterday afternoon..."
Posted by info on December 20, 2007 at 2:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Thank you justmeinsp for the clarification. I knew what they meant but whoever wrote that should of wrote it like you just did. So much for professional journalism ethics.
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