SANTA MARIA — A drunk driver trying to evade police crashed into a 5-year-old girl’s bedroom Wednesday shortly after 9 p.m. The girl received minor injuries.
Police arrested Moises Vazquez, 20, on charges of drunk driving, according to a press release from Santa Maria Police Department. His passenger, Ricardo Vazquez, 19, was arrested for public intoxication.
Police initially tried to pull Vazquez over at Broadway and Fesler for a vehicle code violation. Vazquez would not yield to officers, led them on a half-mile pursuit, and subsequently lost control of his vehicle before it careened into a converted garage in the 800 block of North Thornburg.
Ricardo Vazquez
The girl was taken to Marian Medical Center, treated and released. Vazquez and Vazquez were booked at Santa Barbara County Jail.
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