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Suspected Drunk Driver Crashes At San Francisco's Cliff House

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — A driver, suspected off being under the influence, lost control of their vehicle crashed in front the Cliff House in San Francisco Thursday morning.

The roads were slick with rain but police said it was probably the suspected drinking of the driver that caused a single-vehicle collision.

Suspected Drunk Driver Crashes At San Francisco's Cliff House

The driver of an Silver BMW SUV drove down Point Lobos Avenue but failed to negotiate the turn at the Cliff House plowing over a sign post, smashing though a parked pickup truck and demolishing a concrete planter before finally coming to rest in front of the building.

The police arrested the driver for a suspected DUI.

The SUV with its airbags deployed and mangled front end was towed away from the scene about 6 a.m.

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