Suspect in California crash claimed armed carjackers were in his empty RV, is evaluated for DUI

Reports of four armed men inside a motor home that collided with several vehicles in Studio City on Wednesday, Jan. 8, turned out to be false, and the motorist behind the wheel of the RV was evaluated on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.

The crash happened at about 6:30 p.m.on the 12200 block of Ventura Boulevard, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Jeff Lee said. The driver of the motor home stopped in the middle of the street, exited the vehicle and laid on the ground. He announced that he had been carjacked, and there were four armed men inside the RV.

Officers responded with a ballistic shields and rescued the driver from the street, Lee said. They searched the motor home and found it empty.

No injuries were reported, Lee said. The man who made the apparently false report was evaluated on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and taken into custody. His identity was not immediately released.