CHP stumbles into marijuana farm after car crashes into building

[Bob Loblaw]

HUNTINGTON PARK (AP) — Authorities chasing a driver in a Los Angeles suburb got a surprise when his car crashed into a building that turned out to contain a marijuana farm.
The Los Angeles Times says California Highway Patrol officers tried to pull over a man who’d been speeding and driving erratically around 1 a.m. Friday in Huntington Park.
The Volkswagen Jetta hit a median, went airborne and crashed into a 10,000-square-foot commercial building.
CHP Officer Robert Meyer says while firefighters were freeing the driver from the car, CHP officers went into the building, where they found 700 to 800 marijuana plants.
The driver was taken to a hospital with major injuries and arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and recklessly evading police.
The pot growers haven’t been found.

http://www.laweekly.com/informer/20...hen-pursuit-suspect-crashes-into-la-warehouse

 

[paper thorn]

that sucks

 

[noyd666]

real bad luck. kick the drivers arse maybe,lol.

 

[Shcrews]

So many big indoor grows in socal i guess this was bound to happen someday. Probably run by asians, the cops won't find them.

 

[Gry]

wow, talk about rough luck.

 

[Luther Burbank]

Shit luck!

 

[PetFlora]

Does a license cost that much to jeopardize such a big grow?

 

[z-ro]

Does a license cost that much to jeopardize such a big grow?

Licence? This ain't colorado brah...

 

[Shcrews]

Licence? This ain't colorado brah...

i think he meant drivers license, but that still doesn't make sense in the context he used

 

[stihgnobevoli]

isn't this like unlawful search and seizure? the cops didn't have a warrant or a reason to be there. just dumb luck. they should just walk away, go get a court order, then raid the warehouse. ijs.

 

[Bob Loblaw]

Here is the damage from the crash. They predict driver was going 70-80 mph before he went airborne.

My friend lives in S bay and mentioned this to me briefly in a conversation. Watched a news story and they interviewed the neighbor, she was unaware of any activity in the warehouse but did mention that she would notice a gas smell.

Pretty bad luck for the grower how one investigation created a separate investigation. Goes to show to expect the unexpected. I wonder if steel metal bollards would have prevented damage?

 

[Shcrews]

they went straight through that motherfucker

 

[Fly by Night]

Any word whether organic and/or Kush?

 

[Shcrews]

look where it was located, there's no way they were growing anything besides OG

 

[PetFlora]

i think he meant drivers license, but that still doesn't make sense in the context he used

I meant a grow op license

Isn't weed legal in CA?

 

[Corpsey]

If only that piss soaked couch was 10 ft to the right maybe it would of taken some of the impact and not go through the wall.
Just goes to show one mans trash could be another's savior.

 

[Shcrews]

I meant a grow op license

Isn't weed legal in CA?

not yet legal, only medical. Los Angeles has 12-plant limit i think ,so these guys were way over

 

[bringyalungs]

@stihgnobevoli... I believe so, they have a chance of beating it...

 

[indocult]

I've always worried about this lol. or like a criminal on the run being seen hopping into my backyard. or a car hitting my when I've got bud in the car.
Bad karma eh?