Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor
SIERRA MADRE - A 77-year-old driver and his 70-year-old passenger escaped with minor injuries after his vehicle ran a stop sign and crashed through cement K rails and into an outdoor dining area at a restaurant Wednesday.
As of now, it is not believed that DUI played a role in the crash outside The Only Place in Town, 110 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., January 11. The vehicle came within roughly 10 feet of striking two pedestrians walking past the restaurant, according to Sgt. Charles Kamchamnan of the Sierra Madre Police Department.
First responders were sent to the crash around 5:40 p.m.
The car was being driven southbound on Auburn Avenue and ran through the stop sign at the T-intersection, according to Sgt. Kyle Bailey of the Sierra Madre Police Department. The restaurant remained partially opened during and after the crash. Patrons dined as they watched the recovery process as crews worked to remove the twisted car left perched on top of debris. Kamchamnan was not aware of potential causes as detectives now are investigating the crash, but he noted speed potentially played a factor in the crash. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SIERRA MADRE - A man allegedly behind the wheel of a vehicle stolen in Pomona led police on a high-speed chase that ended with a crash in Glendale November 23, a police sergeant said. Officers attempted to stop the driver in the area of Rosemead Boulevard and Foothill Boulevard around 12:12 a.m. Monday for having at least one darkened headlight and a dealership license plate. The driver refused to stop, according to Sgt. Kyle Bailey of the Sierra Madre Police Department. “We quickly went into a pursuit. The driver ended up going onto the eastbound 210 freeway at a high rate of speed,” Bailey told SGV CityWatch. A helicopter from Pasadena Police responded and followed the driver after officers on the ground stopped the chase.
The driver eventually entered surface streets in Glendale. The driver crashed into a parked vehicle at La Crescenta Avenue and Piedmont Avenue. He ran and abandoned a female passenger, Bailey told SGV CityWatch. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies and Glendale Police assisted Sierra Madre officers in a containment search that yielded the driver being taken into custody. Victor Villalobos, a 28-year-old La Verne man, was booked on suspicion of grand theft auto, evading a peace officer and hit and run. He also had an outstanding misdemeanor warrant, Bailey told SGV Citywatch. The passenger was released. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SIERRA MADRE - A coffee shop was red-tagged Monday morning after a driver accidentally accelerated in reverse and crashed through the storefront, a Sierra Madre police sergeant said.
The crash happened at Bean Town, 45 N. Baldwin Ave., just after 10:30 a.m. August 10. The driver was backing into a parking spot at a neighboring business and accidentally hit the gas pedal. The SUV jumped the curb and hit the coffee shop, said Sgt. Charles Kamchamnan of the Sierra Madre Police Department. A paramedic was nearby and provided aid to the older driver until Sierra Madre firefighters and paramedics arrived to treat her, Kamchamnan told SGV CityWatch. The driver was hospitalized as a precaution. None of the employees inside the coffee shop were injured. Bean Town was red-tagged due to the extent of damage, Kamchamnan told SGV CityWatch. |
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