DUI Suspects Crashed Car, Had Rifle & Drugs, Police Say

SANTA MONICA, CA — Three suspects involved in a series of DUI crashes from Los Angeles to Santa Monica had a sawed-off rifle and drugs and were arrested Tuesday, according to the Santa Monica Police Department.

A resident reported a reckless driver in a silver Honda Accord had crashed into several parked vehicles in Los Angeles and Santa Monica neighborhoods before colliding with a parked car and landing on the front lawn of a home in the 1100 block of Cedar Street, near 11th Street, about 8:25 a.m. Tuesday, police said.

Officers detained the suspect and passenger, both men, and talked to a witness who said that a woman walked away from the crashed Honda carrying a large item wrapped in a blanket, police said.

Suspect Yaylin Lopez, 19, of Van Nuys, was found a short distance away, police said. All three suspects were arrested and booked.

"Lopez was in possession of a sawed-off .22 caliber rifle and several Xanax pills," police said.

The driver, Jose Enrique Bueno, 20, of Huntington Park, was booked on suspicion of DUI. His bail was set at $15,000. Bueno is scheduled to appear at LAX Superior Court Thursday.

The passenger, Fernando Vazquez, 18, of Los Angeles, was booked on suspicion of public intoxication. His bail was set at $250.

Lopez was booked on suspicion of carrying a concealed firearm and possession of Benzodiazepine drugs without a prescription. Her bail was set at $10,000. She was scheduled to appear at LAX Superior Court Wednesday morning.

Anyone with additional information about the incident or suspects is encouraged to contact the Santa Monica Police Department's Criminal Investigations Division at 310-458-8451 or the Santa Monica Department’s Watch Commander at 310-458-8427.

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