Crime & Safety

Alleged Drunk Woman Crashes Car at YMCA

A woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence when sheriff's deputies found she had crashed near a ledge at the Crescenta-Canada YMCA.

A woman was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving after crashing her car in the parking lot in La Cañada-Flintridge, sheriff’s officials said.

Sheriff’s deputies went to the YMCA in the 1900 block of Foothill Boulevard about 9:20 p.m. Tuesday and found the woman’s car on the ledge, sheriff’s Sgt. Randy Tuinstra of the told Patch. 

No one was injured in the crash, he said. The woman’s name and age were not available until she was booked.

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“I’m not sure if she was trying to park or drive, but she ended up on the ledge and the tow truck pulled her car back,” Tuinstra said.

Some YMCA patrons were stuck in the parking lot until her car was towed, Tuinstra said.

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