1 Trapped in Vehicle After Traffic Collision with Suspected DUI Driver

San Fernando, Los Angeles County, CA: A suspected DUI driver slammed into another vehicle trapping that driver in the wreckage on the 200 block of South Brand Boulevard in the city of San Fernando at an intersection near the San Fernando Mall.

San Fernando City Police and the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to the 10:57 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30 call of a traffic collision with one person reported trapped.

Firefighters successfully freed the male driver from the vehicle after removing the door with heavy equipment. The driver of a BMW was arrested for possible DUI at the scene as bottles of open liquor were placed on the roof of his car.

SFPD stated off-camera that units spotted the vehicle running red lights before slamming into another vehicle. SFPD is investigating the traffic collision.

Video: Keith Johnson, Photojournalist / KNN