Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE - An alleged DUI driver and his alleged DUI passenger were arrested Friday morning after a crash sent their vehicle plunging into a rock quarry.
The driver, David Lorenzo Lopez, a 32 year old Downey resident, allegedly crashed through the front gate of Vulcan Materials, 16005 Foothill Blvd. When officers arrived, they found a sedan had crashed into a dirt berm and became stuck, according to the Irwindale Police Department. Lopez was arrested at 2:19 a.m. Friday and booked on suspicion of driving under the influence. Lopez’s 26-year-old passenger, Alexander Vincent Storace, a Glendora resident, was booked on suspicion for public intoxication. Both men were released on citations after sobering up, the Irwindale Police Department said. No injuries were reported. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE – A driver was uninjured after crashing into and causing extensive at an office building.
The crash occurred Saturday, June 18 at 3:18 a.m. in the 16000 block of East Arrow Highway near the Civic Commerce Center. The driver slammed into a corner of the building, destroying the windows and much of the office interior. “Officers contacted the driver of the pick-up truck at the scene, who miraculously was not injured in the collision. He was, however, found to be intoxicated and was subsequently arrested on suspicion of DUI,” according to the Irwindale Police Department in a written statement. Nicholas Anthony Hernandez, 26, was booked and eventually released on citation pending a court date, according to the Irwindale Police Department. The office was red-tagged for inspection. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE - A 29-year-old woman is accused of plowing a vehicle into a closed auto business Jan. 10, causing a fire and extensive damage.
Joscelyne Christine Flores, a Covina resident, is accused of causing the vehicle she drove to jump a couple of raised islands, forcing it to plow through the roll-up door of Royal Oaks Custom Paint and Body, 14314 Arrow Hwy., late Monday. The collision and ensuing fire caused extensive damage to not only the building, but several customers’ vehicles, according to the Irwindale Police Department. Flores was briefly hospitalized and later booked on suspicion of driving under the influence. Flores was issued a citation and released, according to Los Angeles County booking records. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE – A woman accused of driving while intoxicated and her passenger were hospitalized October 24 after crashing into and damaging six parked vehicles at an auto body shop.
The collision occurred in the 14300 block of Arrow Highway around 3:35 a.m. The driver, identified as 22-year-old Ashley Stephanie Juarez of San Diego rolled her 2019 Kia Optima, which broke through a fence at the auto body shop, according to Sgt. Rudy Gatto of the Irwindale Police Department. Juarez and her 24-year-old passenger were taken to County/USC Medical Center. Their condition was not immediately known. Vehicles were damaged at CCLA Motors, 14340 Arrow Hwy. Juarez was not formally arrested due to being hospitalized Sunday, but was cited in the field. Filing of charges is pending completion of the investigation, Gatto told SGV CityWatch. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE - A DUI/driver license checkpoint is scheduled for Friday, August 20, the Irwindale Police Department announced recently.
The checkpoint will take place at an undisclosed location from 6 p.m. Friday to 2 a.m. Saturday, August 21. Checkpoint locations are primarily chosen on historical data of DUI collisions and arrests, according to the Irwindale Police Department. “The safety of our community is and always will be our mission,” according to Irwindale Police Chief Ty Henshaw. “We are looking for impaired drivers because driving under the influence is dangerous and puts others on the road at risk.” Drivers charged with a first-time DUI face an average of $13,500 in fines and penalties, as well as a suspended license, according to the Irwindale Police Department. Funding for this checkpoint was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE – A woman died after being struck by a driver who was found in West Covina Saturday morning, Irwindale Police said.
The suspect, Adrian Ortega, a 21-year-old La Puente man, was stopped by West Covina Police at Francisquito Avenue and Sunset Avenue shortly after the deadly crash and linked Ortega’s vehicle to the hit and run, according to the Irwindale Police Department. Police responded to a reported bicyclist down on eastbound Huntington Drive on the San Gabriel River bridge around 1:40 a.m. March 27. The woman suffered significant traumatic injuries and Los Angeles County Firefighters declared her dead at the scene. Irwindale officers went to the West Covina traffic stop and took Ortega into custody. He was booke don suspicion of vehicular manslaughter, felony drunk driving and felony hit and run charges. He was held in lieu of $100,000 bail until being released on bond, according to Los Angeles County booking records. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor IRWINDALE – An alleged DUI driver was jailed after causing a collision that overturned one vehicle and sent three people to nearby hospitals. Eric Vargas, a 28-year-old Baldwin Park man, was arrested and booked on suspicion of DUI. The collision occurred in eastbound lanes of Live Oak Avenue at the southbound 605 freeway on ramp January 19. All three drivers remained at the scene, according to Sgt. Rudy Gatto of the Irwindale Police Department. The crash occurred around 8:40 p.m. “During the investigation, it was determined that one of the drivers was driving while under the influence of alcohol at the time of the traffic collision. Witnesses to the collision also reported seeing the driver driving his vehicle in excess of 100 miles per hour just prior to the collision,” Gatto said.
Vargas was medically cleared before being booked at the West Covina Police jail. He was held in lieu of $100,000 bail, Gatto said. |
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