First responders survey damage at Perry Ford
Emergency responders survey the damage at Perry Ford in Poway. Courtesy OnScene.TV

A suspected DUI driver damaged at least 10 vehicles in Poway early Saturday morning after his car went airborne into an auto dealership.

The accident occurred shortly after 2 a.m. at the Perry Ford dealership at Poway and Carriage Roads.

The driver hit two traffic-light poles, continued through a parking lot, then went airborne and landed on parked vehicles in the dealership’s lot.

Firefighters had to extricate the victim and he was transported to a local hospital with moderate injuries.

The San Diego Sheriff’s Department is investigating the accident.

— From Staff and Wire Reports

Chris Jennewein is founder and senior editor of Times of San Diego.