Crime & Safety
SEE: Hwy 17 DUI Driver Crashes Into Fence, Pole, Tree, Police Say
"The driver will get some time to count their blessings in a holding cell," police said.
SCOTTS VALLEY, CA — An intoxicated driver emerged from a Highway 17 crash on Thanksgiving without serious injuries, police said.
The driver crashed through the fence along the highway and sheared off a light pole, which landed upside down in a tree, according to a post from the Scotts Valley Police Department. The car stopped moving after its passenger side crashed into a tree on Meadow Way, police said.
The car appeared to sustain significant damage.
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"The driver will get some time to count their blessings in a holding cell," police said Thursday.
See scenes from the crash below:
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On this thanksgiving day we are thankful there were no serious injuries when the intoxicated driver of this vehicle...
Posted by Scotts Valley Police Department on Thursday, November 26, 2020
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