DUI suspect causes geyser in the Tenderloin!
Vine footage courtesy of
Cristian Gonzales @Galactic
Around 12:42 am of the wee hours of Tuesday morning, a suspected drunk driver in a sedan, collided with a taxi causing it to shear off the top of a fire hydrant in the loin. The collision which was reported at 691 O’Farrell Street close to Hyde Street according to the fire department. There were no reported injuries but a few residents lost water for a time, but utility workers restored the water supply later in that morning. Water gushed 60 feet into the air according to eye witnesses.
The driver of the sedan was arrested on suspicion of DUI.