Geo Duarte
By Geo Duarte
Neighbor under the influence, backs up with heavy foot on the pedal then crashing, and truck becomes stuck on staircase and retaining wall, risking ultimate injury on new neighbors.
A neighbor in the upper San Roque Area, suspected DUI, crashed his truck into a neighboring residential structure in the hills above Foothill Rd.
The driver is a man in his 70s who apparently has a history of being difficult with his neighbors. The driver was arrested for drunk driving after blowing a .265 blood alcohol level and was taken to county jail.
CHP was requested to respond and was assigned the main reporting agency as the location is within the unincorporated area of the county.
What is strange is how the angle of the truck’s trajectory reached his neighbor’s residential structue. A five inch dent upon the exterior was initially visible on the carport. The truck was able to be quickly removed by towrucks due to the possibility of further damage to the garage’s structure. It was sort of floating above a retaining wall and some rocks at the bottom of a stairway next to the mailbox of the residence.
The victim of the incident reported that the offending neighbor, could not even open the door to the truck. His music was blaring, he appeared super confused. And, the cause was that of thus, he floored it, while the vehicles transmission was possibly still in reverse.
A man in his 70s with a BAC of .265… That is a man with a long serious drinking history that is in desperate need of help/rehab. Fortunately no one was hurt, and hopefully this man has people around him who cares enough to get him the help he needs. If I knew who he was I’d be the first in line to help.
It looks like the truck is now missing its rear wheel/axle. That will be expensive. Four times the legal limit!
Hopefully they take his license away. Ooof, bad karma! This guy spray painted some hate speech in front of that same neighbors driveway on the street and then painted over it when he was sober the next day. Wow, what a neighbor from #3#L!
Not missing, just drooping. You can see the top of the tire in front of the recycle bin.
What the hell is that hood ornament
The Hood Ornament is from the old Hood. A “grotesque’ also known as a “gargoyle.” Castle statues, royals used to have these placed around the “castlemania” to scare off enemies and bad spirits. [.256 BAC]
The text on the I.G. page is more accurate. The edhat version was somewhat redacted. The video helps give a perspective of the gravity. @Xtek_Overload. They had to asses how to best not damage the property before removing the truck. A crane and a second tow truck were necessary.
Let’s Assess the situation, I think that blowing a “.256 BAC” doesn’t really qualify as “Suspected”…
https://www.alcoholrehabguide.org/alcohol/blood-alcohol-content/
“At .25 BAC, many people pass out. If a person is still conscious at this level, vomiting becomes very likely, as well as a complete loss of physical control. This can lead to asphyxiation…”
also good thing the cared more about the property then what was left of his pickup!
9:09 – https://www.instagram.com/p/CuLh7J4tobK/
I don’t have an I.G. account either but grabbed the link to his page from the “Two car crash…” https://www.edhat.com/news/two-car-crash-at-anacapa-and-valerio
and found that if I right click on any post/reels on the home page & open it in another Tab it’ll play? Bummed that “@Twitter” no longer lets me view anything without an account (That is NOT gong to happen!).
HUGE tolerance to alcohol, result of a half-lifetime or more of drinking. Alcoholics’ BAC are higher than light drinkers. Just making a scientific observation; they tolerate more than us “normal” or non-drinkers; they usually drink every day.
I’m NOT ABSOLVING him! Glad he got caught, he sounds like a hellish neighbor.
Can you post it, Geo, so that those of us without an Instagram account can see your reports?
Not sure how to send it from my phone directly to G-Mail. it will not allow big MP4 fromats directly to email via a handheld device. It’s a bit laborious to move the movie file to a computer, then upload to GMail then I.G.
Not sure how to send it from my phone directly to G-Mail. it will not allow big MP4 fromats directly to email via a handheld device. It’s a bit laborious to move the movie file to a computer, then upload to GMail then I.G.
I will use either the DJXTEK, Youtube or another KZAA accoutnt. Thanks.
I’m gonna start posting them on Youtube on the KZAA-lp 96.5 FM radio page.
I’m gonna start posting them on Youtube on the KZAA-lp 96.5 FM radio page.
Thanks, Geo & Bicyclist.
They did not tow it away quickly. They had to bring a crane to lift the bed then pull it out without damaging the residence, etc. CHP wanted to impound the vehicle ASAP!
Yeah, that doesn’t look like it was “quickly removed” without some technical equipment only available in a wealthy community. I hope they throw the book at this driver.
I’m not convinced it would not have been removed the same way in a less affluent neighborhood.
I would like to know what street or cross street this occurred on or near.
Off Ontare? Calle Laureles?
Near Dorking Place up in the hills above San Roque. Really nice area, cross street is Foothill. Winding road, they should possibly make it a private road someday.
The hood ornament appears to have wings. If true, this might lead someone to believe the truck can fly.
The hood ornament looks much like a “Gargoyle?” Hope the spelling is correct. LOL AKA a “Grotesque” used to scare off evil spirits.
Sprits such as Wiskey and Rye possibly. IDK
He was trying to put it in the recycle bin.
The Chevy was too heavy with the Whisky & Rye, and singing “this’ll be the day that I fly”.
XLNT!
Rinconer for the win!
Tow companies everywhere rich and poor have recovery equipment that can handle this with ease. The divide would be rural vs. urban on how it is handled. If I had to remove it without specialized recovery equipment in a very rural area, I’d just get two tractors, one in front, one in back and lift slowly simultaneously with the tractor attached to the back pivoting it away from the garage and then up. Might have to re-rig straps a couple times (one at a time of course)
I am also confident a person who knows what they are doing could get that out of there with a 12,000lbs material handler (telescoping forklift) some heavy straps by themself (805 Towing has one) point is that is not a hard lift for people who are used to moving heavy things carefully
Old guys rule!