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Tesla driver crashes into Girl Scout stand in California, arrested for suspicion of DUI

Tesla driver crashes into Girl Scout stand in California, arrested for suspicion of DUI
>> CHP SAYS THE GIRLSCOUTS WERE OUTSIDE SELLING COOKIES. YOU CAN SEE THA TAPE IS STILL UP, AND JUST HOW DAMAGED THE POLE OUTSIDE THIS WALMART STORE IS. WE’RE LEARNING MORE TONIGHT ABOUT THE 2 GIRLS AND THE WOMAN HURT, AS WELL AS THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT LED THIS. THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS THE DRIVER OF THIS TESLA, CRASHED INTO GIRL SCOUTS. SELLING COOKIES OUTSIDE OF A GRANITE BAY WAL MART SATURDAY AFTERNOON. >> I SAW THE YELLOW TAPE AND I WAS SHOCKED TO HEAR THAT GIRL SCOUTS WERE INJURED. THIS IS A LOW-KEY PARKING LOT. >> HOURS AFTER THE INCIDENT THE YELLOW TAPE WAS STILL UP, THE POLE OUTSIDE VISIBLY BENT. ACCORDING TO CHP, THE 9 AND 10-YEAR-OLD GIRLS HAVE MODERATE INJURIES, INCLUDING CUTS AND SCRATCHES. OFFICIALS SAY A 78-YEAR-OLD WOMAN HAS MAJOR INJURIES. ALL THREE VICTIMS, WERE SENT TO THE HOSPITAL. THE ORDEAL WAS CAPTURED BY PEOPLE IN THE PARKING LOT. ONE WOMAN SAID SHE TOOK THESE FROM HER CAR BUT NEVER GOT OUT. LES BROWN SAID HE’D JUST PICKED UP COOKIES FROM ANOTHER WALMART EARLIER IN THE DAY, HORRIFIED TO LEARN WHAT HAD HAPPENED HERE. >> THE SAME THING, THEY WERE JUST OUTSIDE THE DOOR AND TWO GIRLS WERE RIGHT THERE SELLING COOKIES. >> CHP SAYS THE DRIVER WAS ARRESTED FOR SUSPICION OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL. CHP IDENTIFIED THE DRIVER AS 69-YEAR-OLD GARY BENSON OF CAMERON PARK HE WILL BE BOOKED INTO THE PLACER COUNTY JAIL FOR FELONY CHARGES OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE CAUSING INJURIES.
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Tesla driver crashes into Girl Scout stand in California, arrested for suspicion of DUI
A man was arrested after driving his Tesla into a Girl Scout stand near the front entrance of a Walmart in Granite Bay, California, on Saturday, the California Highway Patrol's Auburn division said. According to CHP Auburn, 69-year-old Gary Benson crashed the vehicle around 3:50 p.m. at the location at Sierra College and Douglas Boulevard. CHP said that a 10-year-old and a 9-year-old were transported to the hospital with moderate injuries. Both juveniles were Girls Scouts who were working the stand, CHP said.A 78-year-old woman was transported to the hospital with major injuries. The driver was arrested for suspicion of being under the influence of substances while driving, and police said he will be booked into the Placer County jail on Saturday night.

A man was arrested after driving his Tesla into a Girl Scout stand near the front entrance of a Walmart in Granite Bay, California, on Saturday, the California Highway Patrol's Auburn division said.

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According to CHP Auburn, 69-year-old Gary Benson crashed the vehicle around 3:50 p.m. at the location at Sierra College and Douglas Boulevard.

CHP said that a 10-year-old and a 9-year-old were transported to the hospital with moderate injuries.

Both juveniles were Girls Scouts who were working the stand, CHP said.

A 78-year-old woman was transported to the hospital with major injuries.

The driver was arrested for suspicion of being under the influence of substances while driving, and police said he will be booked into the Placer County jail on Saturday night.