DUI driver crashes into Santa Barbara police cars shortly after shooting
January 6, 2021
By JOSH FRIEDMAN
A DUI driver slammed into two patrol vehicles as officers were investigating a shooting in Santa Barbara Monday night, according to the city’s police department.
Shortly after 9 p.m., a 911 caller reported shots fired by the intersection of Arrellaga and Castillo Streets. Officers arrived at the scene and found evidence of a shooting, though no one had suffered injuries, police said.
Amid the shooting investigation, an intoxicated driver was speeding south on Castillo Street and slammed into a police vehicle that was parked on the right shoulder of the road. The driver’s vehicle bounced off one patrol vehicle and then broadsided another.