Van Nuys man in custody after crashing his car into a Burbank dental office
A 26-year-old Van Nuys resident is in custody after his car crashed into a Burbank dental office Thursday night.
Tyler Watcher was arrested on suspicion of reckless driving, according to Burbank police spokesman Sgt. Claudio Losacco. A police helicopter spotted a black Saab driven by Watcher going west on Olive Avenue at 80 mph at around 7:50 p.m., Losacco said.
The car then crashed into the front of Olive Family Dentistry. Watcher was treated at a hospital for injuries sustained in the crash before being booked into Burbank City Jail.
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“The Saab was impounded for 30 days and sustained extensive damage,” Losacco said. “The building also sustained substantial damage and was ‘red-tagged.’”
The officer said neither drugs nor alcohol were factors in the crash.
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Andy Nguyen, andy.nguyen@latimes.com
Twitter: @Andy_Truc
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