Bay Area News Anchor Frank Somerville Arrested on DUI Suspicion in Oakland Crash

Bay Area quality anchor Frank Somerville was arrested connected suspicion of driving nether the power aft helium was progressive successful a clang precocious Thursday nighttime successful downtown Oakland, according to constabulary sources.

The clang occurred conscionable aft 7:45 p.m., adjacent the intersection of Grand Avenue and Broadway, constabulary said. witnesses told officers that operator 1 collided with operator 2 from behind. After the archetypal collision, the different operator exited their vehicle, and Somerville proceeded done the intersection, pushing the different conveyance into a rod connected the southeast country of the intersection.

Video NBC Bay Area obtained shows what sources accidental was Somerville's Porsche crashing into different conveyance from down and pushing it disconnected the street.

During the preliminary investigation, officers determined that Somerville was driving nether the influence, constabulary said. Somerville was transported to an country infirmary for attraction and aboriginal taken to Santa Rita Jail and booked connected DUI charges.

The different operator was uninjured.

Somerville is simply a longtime anchor astatine KTVU, owned by Fox, but helium has not appeared on-air successful respective months.

The presumption did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

The probe successful ongoing, constabulary said. Anyone with accusation should interaction the Oakland Police Department Traffic Investigation Unit astatine (510) 777-8570.