LA County deputy arrested on suspicion of DUI after crashing marked SUV in Santa Clarita

A deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after crashing their marked SUV in the Santa Clarita area Friday night. 

Following the collision near the intersection of Pico Canyon Road and Southern Oaks Drive, the deputy was reported missing from his vehicle. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department found the deputy's marked SUV first and eventually found the deputy.

Deputy Carlos Lopez was found about 10:20 p.m. Friday, LASD Deputy Brenda Serna told the Los Angeles Times.

Lopez is a member of the department's Special Enforcement Bureau. He was taken to Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital for treatment of a possible head injury and released a short time later.

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Lopez was arrested and released with a citation for a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence, a source told The Times.

The incident is under investigation.

City News Service contributed to this report.

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