A late model Pontiac drove up Westbourne Avenue, turned around and careened across the median on Santa Monica Boulevard t0 crash through the front of Eddie’s Barbershop at around 3:30 a.m. today.
The driver, Abran Valencia, 23, of Los Angeles, was apprehended by Sheriff’s Department deputies and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The crash also took out a City of West Hollywood light post. City Public Works workers were on the scene this morning to clean up the mess.
Eddie’s, at 8704 Santa Monica Blvd. at Westmount, opened a little more than a year ago and has become known as a barber shop for WeHo hipsters.