Local News in Brief : Huntington Beach : Boat Hits Surfer; Driver Held on Drunk Charges
A La Puente man was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving after his motorboat struck a surfer in the ocean off Huntington State Beach, a spokesman for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said Monday.
Guillermo Joseph Hernandez, 30, was arrested Sunday after he steered his 18 1/2-foot powerboat off course and struck David Peters, 20, of Huntington Beach, Lt. Bob Rivas said. Peters was treated at a hospital for minor injuries and released, Rivas said.
Hernandez was trying to return to Alamitos Bay in Long Beach from Catalina Island about 3:30 p.m. but apparently lost his sense of direction and ended up in the water near Brookhust Street and Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach, Rivas said.
He was booked at County Jail on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.
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