A white Mercedes SUV plowed into an unoccupied two-story apartment building in Canoga Park late Friday night, trapping the driver inside the vehicle until firefighters could cut him free. Police arrested the driver on suspicion of DUI once he was pulled from the wreckage.
Officers responded to a call around 11 p.m. Friday on the 8900 block of Topanga Canyon Boulevard after the SUV slammed into the building, according to MyNewsLA.com. The building was not occupied at the time of the crash, and police took the suspect into custody on suspicion of DUI after freeing him from the vehicle, as reported by MyNewsLA.com.
Firefighters Work to Free SUV From Structure
Video from the scene showed firefighters working to extract the SUV from the building, which sustained significant structural damage in the collision; no injuries were reported, and Los Angeles Fire Department officials arrived to assess the damage, as noted by MyNewsLA.com.
Beyond those details, the outlet's report noted that no additional information was being released because the investigation remains ongoing. It remains unclear what led up to the crash or how long cleanup and repair efforts at the site might take.
