Light Pole, Car Crash Into Santa Clara Home After Suspected DUI

SANTA CLARA - A 21-year-old man suspected of DUI crashed into a light pole and a Santa Clara home Thursday night, injuring one resident, a police spokesman said Friday.

Francisco Cortezcruz, 21, of Santa Clara, was arrested on suspicion of felony DUI and hit-and-run after the collision, police Lt. Dan Moreno said.

Officers responded to a report of a crash at Lafayette and Lewis streets shortly after 10:30 p.m., Moreno said.

Arriving officers found a black BMW X5 had struck a home at the corner of the intersection.

The driver, later identified as Cortezcruz, was traveling north on Lafayette Street and ran a red light at Lewis Street, where he crashed into another vehicle, according to Moreno.

The BMW continued heading north and struck a light pole, which fell down and went through the window of the home, investigators said.

A man inside the residence was struck by flying glass that left him with a 1- to 2-inch laceration on his side, and was treated at the scene.

Police say a 5-year-old boy was also in the residence, but wasn't injured.

The vehicle went through a fence and crashed into the front of the home.

Cortezcruz ran away, but was quickly arrested a few blocks away, Moreno said. His passenger was also found in the area and arrested on suspicion of being drunk in public.

-Bay City News, image via Santa Clara police