Car goes off 405 Freeway, crashes into Van Nuys homeless encampment

Car crashes into Van Nuys homeless encampment

At least one person was hurt, authorities said.

LOS ANGELES - At least one person was hurt after a car went off the 405 Freeway and crashed into a Van Nuys homeless encampment, according to authorities.

It happened just after midnight Tuesday on the Roscoe Boulevard on-ramp.

Authorities said the car went down the embankment and on its side. According to California Highway patrol, a homeless person was struck and taken to the hospital with moderate injuries.

Video from the scene shows firefighters hauling one person up the hill and onto the roadway.

The driver was arrested for felony DUI.