15-Year-Old Arrested Following DUI Crash in Santa Clarita

SANTA CLARITA, Calif., Dec. 29 (KNN) — A 15-year-old girl was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol after crashing a vehicle into several parked cars and eventually coming to rest on the front lawn of a Santa Clarita home.

The incident occurred Saturday shortly before 10:45 p.m. in the 28300 block of North Calle Primavera, east of Tesoro Del Valle Drive, in the Tesoro Del Valle neighborhood of the city of Santa Clarita.

Arriving units from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and Fire Stations 156 and 111 found several vehicles with extensive damage and an older model Lincoln Town Car on the front lawn of a home.

Firefighters examined and treated another teen at the scene of injuries sustained in the crash.

Sheriff’s deputies administered a battery of field sobriety tests to the driver, a 15-year-old teen, who was subsequently handcuffed and arrested at the scene.

Following a breathalyzer analysis test, deputies at the scene told the girl’s father she had blown a .131 blood alcohol content and was under arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol.

The crash remains under investigation at this time.

Austin Dave, Video Journalist / KNN