CITRUS - Three people were injured in a three-vehicle collision caused by an alleged drunk driver on East Gladstone Street just west of North Fenimore Avenue in the unincorporated area near Azusa Wednesday, the California Highway Patrol said.

The crash occurred at 9:50 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of Gladstone Street. The alleged DUI driver behind the wheel of a Jeep Cherokee struck the rear of a Scion XD in front of him, causing the Scion to spin out into westbound lanes where it was struck from behind by a Honda Civic, according to Officer Rodrigo Jimenez of the California Highway Patrol Baldwin Park Office.

The driver of the Jeep Cherokee, 32-year-old DeAndrae Leonard of Glendora, then veered to the right and struck a raised cement curb, Jimenez said.

Leonard was determined to be under the influence of alcohol and was booked on suspicion of felony DUI, Jimenez said.

The occupants of the Scion, two women from Azusa, were hospitalized. The 24-year-old driver was taken to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center for a complaint of pain. Her 21-year-old passenger was taken to the same hospital for major injuries, Jimenez said.

The driver of the Honda Civic, a 30-year-old Covina woman, was taken to Inter-Community Hospital in Covina for a complaint of pain.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

​CITRUS - Two hours of negotiations led to the safe surrender of a man accused of grand theft auto and evading police Monday.

The suspect, who has yet to be booked by Sheriff’s deputies, climbed up a tall tree at the corner of East Payson Street and North Rockvale Avenue around 4:30 p.m. A little more than an hour before, He and a passenger evaded Upland officers who tried to stop them in a stolen vehicle.

The vehicle was stolen in Azusa the same day. Upland Police found the car at East Foothill Boulevard and North 2nd Avenue just after 3 p.m.

Upland officers ended their portion of the chase west on the 210 freeway at Fruit Street, according to Upland Police Sgt. Anthony Kabayan.

The California Highway Patrol kept the chase going, even on Azusa surface streets, but officers eventually cancelled the chase.

The suspects drove around erratically, almost aimlessly in the same area where the passenger was let out to take refuge in a home.

The driver stopped nearby after a front right tire gave way. He took refuge in the tree after running through neighborhoods.

Television news pilots alerted a Sheriff’s helicopter of the driver’s location, according to San Dimas Sheriff’s Station Lt. Mackenzie.

Kabayan had no information regarding some items the suspects tossed out during the chase, except for a hat discarded during the start of the chase.

The passenger has yet to be found.

The driver was hospitalized before being booked, Mackenzie said.

San Dimas detectives are working on identifying the passenger.

Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor

CITRUS - One person was taken to a trauma center after being injured in a possible solo collision Saturday night.

The driver was taken to an area hospital. No one else was injured, according to a dispatch supervisor for the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

The CHP is investigating.