LUCERNE, Calif. – A Susanville man was arrested early Friday on suspicion of driving under the influence after he crashed his pickup into a fence and power utility equipment in front of Lucerne Elementary School.

Holdyn Gray Guthrie, 22, was arrested in connection to the crash, according to the California Highway Patrol's Clear Lake Area office.

The CHP said that at 2:30 a.m. Friday Guthrie was driving his 2000 Dodge Ram pickup eastbound on Country Club Drive east of 17th Avenue at an unknown speed.

For reasons that are still under investigation, the CHP said Guthrie lost control of the pickup and veered off the south side of the roadway, hitting a utility pole and transformer box.

After hitting that equipment, Guthrie's pickup continued in a southeasterly direction, hitting Lucerne Elementary School's chain-link fence and a second utility transformer box, the CHP said.

Due to the crash with the first pole, the CHP said live power lines from a utility pole on the north side of the road fell across Country Club Drive and onto the school's chain-link fence.

Guthrie, who was wearing his seat belt, had a laceration to his chin and minor cuts, and was taken to Sutter Lakeside Hospital in Lakeport, the CHP said.

The CHP said alcohol appears to have been a factor in the crash, and Guthrie subsequently was arrested for misdemeanor driving under the influence.

Jail records showed that Guthrie's bail was set at $5,000. He later posted the required portion of bail and was released.

Officer Ryan Erickson is investigating the crash, the CHP said.

Lucerne Elementary Principal/Superintendent Mike Brown estimated that damages from the crash could total as much as $25,000, with three of the school's classrooms not expected to have power until the middle of this week.

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