Those driving by in a hurry last night might have mistaken it for an in-ground water fountain, maybe an addition to the colorful streetlights added recently to call out West Hollywood’s Boystown.
But this one, captured in the video above by local resident Huntley Woods, was the result of a crash into a fire hydrant by a driver arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.
The crash occurred on the northwest corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and Hancock, in front of the Tender Greens restaurant.
Lt. Jose Aguirro of the West Hollywood Sheriff’s Station said the suspect was arrested about 11:20 p.m. last night. There is no report of other injuries.
Maybe if the City’s plan to keep bars open another hour or two, this (and other such DUI incidents) may never have occurred. An hour or even 2 more of drinking, this driver might have been unconscious and been unable to get to his car and crash onto the Pedestrian sidewalk and take out a fire hydrant. BTW, the TRAFFIC CIRCLE behind Trader Joe’s used to have any one or more of the 4 Permanent signs at each side where cars enter the traffic circle, Flattened/Destroyed and Deep Car Treads on the grass where a car crashed into (rather that… Read more »