Lambo’s driver a local resident
Residents along the 100 block of San Vicente Boulevard received a rude awakening early Thursday morning after a 26-year-old Santa Monica man crashed his 2004 Lamborghini Murcielago into five parked cars.
It wasn’t such a good morning for the owners of those five cars either.
The driver, David August Johnson, and a passenger were treated for minor injuries at a local hospital and released. Police then booked Johnson for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol and he was released on $35,000 bail later that morning.
Johnson’s blood alcohol level was measured at 0.34, according to Lt. Alex Padilla of the Santa Monica Police Department. The legal limit in California is 0.08.
Witnesses told police they saw the silver colored sports car, estimated to cost $275,000, driving up and down San Vicente Boulevard near Ocean Avenue before the crash occurred at 2:30 a.m. The car was traveling westbound on San Vicente Boulevard when the driver reportedly lost control and crashed the Italian sports car into five vehicles parked along the north side of the street.
The victim cars were a 2004 Lexus, 2003 Acura, 1992 Chevy, 1993 Volvo and a 2006 Nissan.
The Acura and Lexus both sustained major damage, the Chevy and Volvo received moderate damage and the Nissan escaped with minor injuries.
Police didn’t have any further information about Johnson’s whereabouts prior to the accident, nor did they know the speed at which Johnson was traveling at the time of the crash. One eyewitness estimated that Johnson was driving at 75 mph on the residential street.
There were no other reported injuries.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 2, 2007. Read the original PDF.