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# Suspected drunk driver crashes into Santa Monica Music Center after fleeing collision
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/030408-story/
- Published: 2008-03-04T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T18:43:57.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Crime, Santa Monica, #archive-import

DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE photo courtesy Paul Fernandez A suspected drunk driver lost control of his car in the early morning hours Saturday and slammed his car into the Santa Monica Music Center. Owner Paul Fernandez said the driver was trying to flee from an earlier crash where he rear-ended a driver stopped at a traffic light. The driver was arrested at the scene.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 4, 2008.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/030408.pdf?ref=smdp.com)