Santa Paula Driver Arrested After Crashing Head-On with CHP Patrol Vehicle on Grimes Canyon Road Saturday Night

VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – A 34-year-old driver has been arrested, his 40-year-old passenger suffered major injuries, and an officer is recovering after the impaired driver crashed head-on with a patrol vehicle on Grimes Canyon Road late Saturday night.

On Aug. 15, around 11 p.m., a California Highway Patrol-Moorpark Area (CHP) officer was driving southbound on Grimes Canyon Road, north of Moorpark, when a northbound Chevrolet pickup crossed the double-yellow lane lines and collided with the patrol vehicle head-on stated a press release from the CHP.

According to the CHP, the truck was driven by a 34-year-old Santa Paula man who investigators later determined had been impaired at the time of the crash and he sustained minor injuries as a result of the collision.

The passenger in the truck, a 40-year-old Chatsworth woman, had major injuries after the crash and she, alongside the two other injured parties, were transported to a local hospital for further medical treatment shared the CHP.

All three are expected to make full recoveries added the law enforcement agency.

After the initial investigation, the 34-year-old driver was arrested and booked into the Ventura County Jail for driving under the influence of alcohol causing bodily injury noted the CHP.

This incident remains under investigation and anyone with more information is asked to contact the CHP's Moorpark Area office at 805-553-0800.