Drunken Driver Plows Into Parked Cars In Watsonville

WATSONVILLE, CA — A 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after he crashed into several parked vehicles in Watsonville Monday night, police said.

Eduardo Racine was taken into custody after plowing a red Ford Focus into a least three parked cars in the area of Blackburn and E. Beach streets around 11 p.m., according to the Watsonville Police Department.

Racine’s male passenger had to be extricated from the wreckage by first responders. The passenger was taken to a local hospital with a leg injury, police said.

Racine was booked into county jail for a felony DUI. Police said his blood alcohol content was more than twice the legal limit.