Driver Hurt After Car Careens Into Guard Shack In Venice

VENICE (CBSLA) – A man is in the hospital after his car crashed into a guard shack in Venice early Thursday morning.

The collision occurred before 4 a.m. at 20 East Washington Boulevard, a few blocks from the Venice Pier, according to Los Angeles police.

The car slammed into a guard shack and also damaged a Caltrans electronic message board. Its unclear if anyone was in the shack at the time.

The driver was taken to a hospital with undisclosed injuries.

There was no word on whether drugs or alcohol contributed to the crash.