A motorist crashed his Honda CR-V into a traffic light pole on the northwest corner of Sunset and Drummond about 9:30 p.m. Sunday, completely toppling the stanchion, which then smashed the roof of his car and shattered the entire back windshield. Police arrested the driver, identified as Max Koby, 35, and booked him on suspicion of misdemeanor drunken driving, according to Detective Nelson Hernandez of West Traffic Division. Koby later posted $15,000 bail and was released from jail about 3 p.m. Monday. He’s set to appear in court on April 11. Firefighters from nearby Station 69 who responded to the scene said the driver initially told them he wasn’t injured. But about 45 minutes later, said firefighter Bill Hertz, paramedics were called back and Koby was taken to a hospital with minor injuries. He was apparently driving alone in a car still sporting dealer plates. Monday morning, the Honda still remained cordoned off by yellow police tape, causing traffic to back up east of Chautauqua. Meanwhile, firefighters from Station 69 and 23 (at Sunset and Los Liones Drive) talked about dealing with the impact of the heavy rain Sunday. ’Every unit in the city was out on a flooding call last night,’ Capt. Art Perez of Station 23 told the Palisadian-Post Monday. His station was even called to assist in the San Fernando Valley, as commanders across the city worked to match resources and needs during the busy evening. Perez said the heavy rain brought ‘the usual debris flows washing out onto roads,’ including Pacific Coast Highway, Sunset and Palisades Drive. At least one local homeowner struggled with indoor flooding. Firefighters from Station 69 were called out to a tri-level house in the 16500 block of Akron where the water had flowed into two floors. It stood at about four inches in some spots downstairs, according to Hertz, and ‘did quite a bit of damage.’ The Post also received e-mails reporting street flooding on Enchanted Way, Jacon Street, Lachman Lane, Marquez Avenue and Ida Street within a short span of time Sunday evening.
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