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A Cypress man racing away from police early Thursday crashed into the barriers leading to the Manhattan Beach Pier, propelling his car into a lifeguard station and careening about 100 feet along the structure, police said.
Devin Ashley Chavez, 28, was arrested on suspicion of evading police, possession of cocaine and driving under the influence following the crash, Manhattan Beach police Officer Stephanie Martin said.
It wasn?t clear what the suspect was up to when a police officer spotted his car traveling slowly, without any lights on, near Pacific School about 1 a.m.
The officer pulled in behind him to initiate a traffic stop, but the driver sped off west on Manhattan Beach Boulevard. The police officer backed off as Chavez accelerated to a high rate of speed, Martin said.
Moments later, his 2003 Honda Civic crashed through the concrete safety bollards at the base of the pier and smacked into the lifeguard building.
?The vehicle then continued onto the pier and collided into a cement bench, propelling it approximately 100 feet down the pier,? Martin said.
The badly damaged car came to a rest on the pier.
Firefighters treated Chavez, who was taken to a hospital and released for booking into jail.
Orange County Superior Court records show Chavez has had problems with the law before. In September 2005, he was charged with spousal abuse, but ultimately was convicted of battery against a cohabitant. He was sentenced to two years of probation, but six months later was sentenced to 90 days in jail.
In 2006, he was ordered to attend an alcohol program at Orange Coast College, received three days in jail and lost his driver?s license for a year, apparently resulting from a driving-under-the-influence case.
In 2009, he pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and was sentenced to three years probation and ordered to attend counseling programs.
Department of Motor Vehicles records show his license has been suspended three times since 2009, including for drunken driving.
Following Thursday morning?s crash, the pier and immediate area were closed temporarily so they could be evaluated by lifeguard and public works officials.
The crash caused minor damage to the door and stucco on the lifeguard building, Martin said.