Felony DUI Suspect Arrested After Injuring Three Individuals In Valencia Crash
A Castaic man was arrested Sunday evening for felony driving under the influence, (DUI) after sending three individuals to the hospital after he allegedly ran a red light and “broadsided” a vehicle.
On Sunday around 9:30 p.m., first responders received reports of a traffic collision on The Old Road near Rye Canyon Road in Valencia, said Officer Josh Greengard, a spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol Newhall Area Office.
“(The suspect) was driving a 2018 Honda Accord with one passenger,” Greengard said.
The suspect was driving northbound on The Old Road approaching Rye Canyon Road and failed to stop for the red light at the intersection and “broadsided” a 2011 Mini Cooper, according to Greengard.
Husband Charged With Attempted Murder Of Wife, Mayhem, Child Abuse Returns To Court
A husband accused of the attempted murder of his wife returned to court Wednesday for several charges, including mayhem and child abuse, in a case that detectives called “one of the worst domestic violence assaults they have seen.”
David Charles, 58, of Canyon Country, is charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count each of: injuring a spouse; mayhem; child abuse under circumstances or conditions likely to produce great bodily injury or death; assault with a deadly weapon, a car; and assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury, according to Ricardo Santiago, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.