Culver City, CA, July 12, 2025 – Two individuals were arrested for DUI following a multi-vehicle collision early Friday morning involving an off-duty Santa Monica Police officer on the southbound 405 Freeway at Howard Hughes Parkway. The incident occurred around 3:15 a.m., when a Lexus sedan reportedly collided with a cement truck, trapping the off-duty officer inside the vehicle. Emergency crews used the Jaws of Life to extricate the officer, who was then transported to a local hospital for medical treatment. The officer was not suspected of DUI. The cement truck driver was not injured in the crash. As the California Highway Patrol conducted its investigation at the scene, a security guard drove through the active crash zone. Officers detained and evaluated the driver, who was subsequently arrested on suspicion of DUI, marking the second DUI arrest at the scene.
Two Arrested for DUI After Crash Involving Off‑Duty Officer on 405 Freeway in Culver City
A crash involving an off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer occurred early Saturday morning, July 12, 2025, around 3:15 a.m. on southbound Interstate 405 near Howard Hughes Parkway in Culver City. According to California Highway Patrol surveillance footage, the officer had pulled over for a separate incident when an SUV struck the patrol vehicle, trapping the officer inside. Two individuals in the SUV were arrested on suspicion of DUI following field sobriety and chemical tests at the scene. The officer sustained minor injuries and was treated at a local hospital.
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