Collision injures three Saturday at Girl Scouts table at Walmart

Three victims were struck by a Tesla driven by Gary L. Benson, 69, of Cameron Park, at about 3:50 p.m. Saturday at the Walmart parking lot at Douglas Boulevard and Sierra College Boulevard in Granite Bay, according to the California Highway Patrol. South Placer Fire Department officers and fire personnel responded to a call of a major injury collision and located the three victims in the parking lot. According to witnesses and through the investigation, a CHP news release said, Benson drove his Tesla in the parking lot in an easterly direction and crashed into a Girl Scouts table located in the Walmart Grocery store's entry way. Two children, ages 9 and 10, and a 78-year-old female, were struck, according to CHP. The children suffered moderate injuries and the adult female suffered major injuries. All three victims were transported to area hospitals for treatment. Benson was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and was to be booked into the Placer County Jail that night for felony charges of driving under the influence causing injuries.