A man driving with a handgun on the floor of a GMC Yukon was in the hospital after he crashed into a pole near the Santa Ana (5) Freeway Friday in Buena Park.
The crash was reported just after 1 a.m. near the Auto Center Drive off-ramp of the southbound freeway, where responding Buena Park Police Department officers learned the gray SUV came off the freeway and crashed into a parked vehicle and then into a pole, according to the California Highway Patrol.
When police tried to assist the driver, they discovered a handgun on the SUV's floorboards, Buena Park Police Sgt. Kevin Gano told City News Service.
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Firefighters and paramedics from the Orange County Fire Authority were called to the scene and freed the driver from the SUV, police said. The driver was taken to a hospital in an unknown condition.
"The cause of the crash is still under investigation," Gano said, and it was unclear what charges the driver might face.
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