DUI Suspect Held in Accident at Bar
A 23-year-old Simi Valley man was arrested on suspicion of felony drunk driving after he ran his car into the back of a bar Sunday morning in Simi Valley, authorities said.
The 2 a.m. accident at 2780 Tapo Canyon Road caused major damage to the car and sent one person to the hospital with head and facial injuries, said Simi Valley Police Sgt. John McGinty.
McGinty said a car driven by Luis Orozco hit the back of Judge Roy Bean’s bar. Orozco, who was in custody in Ventura County Jail, was not injured, but a passenger in his car, Valentine Martinez, suffered moderate injuries to his face and head.
Martinez, whose age was not released, was taken by ambulance to Simi Valley Hospital for treatment.
The building was not badly damaged, a waitress said.
Orozco was arrested at the scene, and bail was set at $10,000.
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