Crime & Safety
Suspected Drunken Driver Crashes into Marina Del Rey Creek
The male driver was driving an older model Chevrolet Tahoe down Roma Court over a curb, down a narrow sidewalk and into the creek.
MARINA DEL REY, CA -- A suspected drunken driver was taken into custody after crashing his SUV down an embankment into a creek in Marina Del Rey Silver Strand on Sunday, police said.
The crash happened at around 4:20 p.m. according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The male driver was driving an older model Chevrolet Tahoe down Roma Court, which is only a block long, over a curb, down a narrow sidewalk and into the creek.
The driver was taken to local hospital to be checked out.
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A car jumped the curb in MDR Silver Strand and almost ended up in the canal. FD & PD on the scene. @Venice311 pic.twitter.com/wBQMQmGOPv
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