Truck Hits Several Cars On PCH Before Crashing Into A Ditch

MALIBU, CA — A white box truck hit several cars in Malibu Monday before the driver fell into a ditch.

At 5:30 p.m. Sunday, PCH drivers reported that a 20-foot truck was speeding and weaving in and out of traffic, hitting several cars. Investigators say that a passenger in the truck escaped in Malibu after the driver attacked him with a knife.

Sheriff’s deputies tried to pull the driver over, but he refused, setting off a 40-minute chase. The chase ended in the Ventura County community of Somis, where a truck and a car crashed. They ended up in ditches on opposite sides of Highway 118 at Center School Road. The driver refused to get out of the truck, resulting in an hour-long standoff.

The truck driver was finally arrested on charges of DUI and hit-and-run, and taken to Los Robles Medical Center in Thousand Oaks for treatment. He has not yet been identified. No information is available on the other crash victim.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Malibu-Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station at 818-878-1808 or email lhsmediainvestigations@lasd.org.