Suspected DUI driver slams into light pole, home in Diamond Bar

Saturday, June 15, 2019
DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (KABC) -- A driver of a pick-up truck plowed through a light pole in Diamond Bar and crashed into a family's bedroom while they were home.

The crash happened just after 2 a.m. Saturday in the 800 block of Penarth Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
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Authorities say no one was hurt, but Southern California Edison was called to the scene because of the damaged light pole.

The homeowner told Eyewitness News it took a few hours to remove the pick-up truck. Clean-up efforts began later in the morning.
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The driver, a man in his 30s, was arrested on suspicion of DUI, the sheriff's department said.
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