Fox affiliate KSWB San Diego reports that San Diego County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a man on the charge of DUI and felony evading after causing a crash Wednesday night.
In a statement, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said a man driving a black Ford F-150 was spotted by a deputy from the North Coastal Sheriff’s Station driving at an unsafe rate of speed. The deputy also suspected the motorist may have also been driving under the influence of alcohol.
When the deputy attempted to pull the suspect over, 32-year-old Samuel Laguna refused to yield. The deputy then began a pursuit of the suspect vehicle.
Authorities say that during the pursuit Laguna committed several additional traffic violations. Laguna approached the intersection of Balboa Avenue and Convoy Street, blowing through the traffic signal. The truck collided with several other vehicles.
Multiple San Diego County Sheriff’s units and San Diego Fire Department paramedics responded to the scene. Several adult occupants of the other vehicles were evaluated at the scene. Thankfully, no one was injured.
Laguna was transported to an area hospital for evaluation by doctors before being taken into custody and booked into jail. He has been charged with suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol with injury, driving under the influence of alcohol while on probation for a previous DUI charge, felony evading, and other related charges.
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department is conducting a criminal investigation into the matter while the San Diego Police Department is investigating the traffic collision. Authorities are asking anyone with any additional information about the crash to contact Crime Stoppers at (619) 235-8477.
