Clark Gable's son arrested for DUI after 'hitting 6 parked cars and a house' in Malibu

PUBLISHED: 23:17 EST, 2 April 2013 | UPDATED: 11:22 EST, 3 April 2013

The son of legendary film actor Clark Gable has been arrested for driving under the influence after crashing into seven cars and a house on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu on Tuesday.

John Clark Gable, 52, was booked after his white pickup truck allegedly smashed into the back of another vehicle near to Malibu Pier at about 3 p.m on Tuesday.

Sgt. John Skikas of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Malibu-Lost Hills Station said that the motorist phoned 911 to report the crash while following the pickup which hit another six parked cars before coming to a stop after hitting a home garage.

John Clark Gable is arrested Tuesday afternoon on suspicion of drunken driving and hit-and-run - visible is his white pick-up truck that he was driving at the time of the crash

John Clark Gable is led away by law enforcement after being apprehended following his suspected DUI in Malibu

John Clark Gable has been arrested for DUI in Malibu after hitting a car and leaving the scene and then hitting a further six parked vehicles on the Pacific Coast Highway

John Clark Gable's car came to a halt on the side of the road after he had left a trail of destruction behind him

The actors son crashed into the back of a vehicle at around 3 p.m. on Tuesday and then attempted to flee the scene

John Clark Gable crashed into six further vehicles along the Pacific Coast Highway on Tuesday afternoon

Law enforcement officials said that Gable was taken to hospital after the crash and was most likely driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

He was then taken to be booked at Malibu-Lost Hills Station.

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The Malibu-Lost Hills Station watch sergeant told eonline that, 'At 2:54 p.m., we received a call of a possible hit-and-run in the city of Malibu.'

'The suspect's vehicle collided into six parked vehicles at 21322 Pacific Coast Highway,' the watch sergeant said.

Crash Scene: Gable's white pick-up truck smashed into cars as it veered across the road on Tuesday afternoon

Law enforcement officials said that Gable was quite likely to have been driving under the influence

Witnesses speak to a deputy in the aftermath of the crash today in Malibu

Gable caused a car to smash into the garage of the homeowner - leading to the door to buckle

John Clark Gable, 52, was allegedly driving a white pickup truck that rear-ended a vehicle near the Malibu Pier at about 3 p.m

The eastbound lane on the Pacific Coast Highway was closed while accident investigators cleaned up in the aftermath of the hit-and-run crash.

John Clark Gable was in the news almost exactly a year ago when his live-in girlfriend, Christiane Candice Lange, 41, was found dead in their Malibu home on April 11, 2012.

There was no suspected foul play and a coroner's spokesman said that Lange's death was most likely from the prescription drugs she was using.

John Clark Gable was in the news almost exactly a year ago when his live-in girlfriend, Christiane Candice Lange, 41, was found dead in their Malibu home on April 11, 2012

Clark Gable (1901-1960) won an Oscar for 'It Happened One Night' but made his reputation with his role as Rhett Butler in 'Gone With the Wind'

John Clark Gable never knew his Oscar winning father, who died four-months before he was born.

Best known for his role as Rhett Butler in 1939's 'Gone with the Wind', Gable starred in 'Mutiny on the Bounty' in 1935 and 'The Misfits' in 1961.

He earned three Oscar nominations, winning for 'It Happened One Night' in 1934. He died from a coronary thrombosis after suffering a severe heart attack at age 59.

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Article didn't mention his mother.- uggh , New York city, 04/4/2013 04:51.....I pulled her up, Kathleen, a beautiful blonde model and part time actress, she died in 1983, she did raise him along with two older children she had from a previous marriage. John Clark was 22 when she died, read he's basically lived off of inheritance they left him, so he's really never worked at anything except racing mortorcycles or trucks for awhile in his 20's, done nothing other than that, no college or career. Inheriting money is not always good when you don't have to work to support yourself, some have no drive, end up lazy. He's a great looking man, wonder what he sounds like, what he has done in his 52 years?

- Jay , NYC, 04/4/2013 08:15

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Article didn't mention his mother.

- uggh , New York city, 04/4/2013 04:51

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Proves that being handsome and rich doesn't necessary bring happiness.

- Diane , USA, United States, 04/4/2013 00:47

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So there was a House Of damage among The Seven hits by a wasted Gable. (And he got 'booked', too!)

- DrMallard , West Palm Beach FL USA, 03/4/2013 23:45

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We need harder sentences for DUI's. It's just not acceptable.

- WHendricks , Arlington, United States, 03/4/2013 23:17

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It's doubtful that drunkenness was a factor in this accident. There are numerous incidents like this every year on the coast highway in Malibu. It happens that the soil deep underneath the road is so saturated with sea water that it will shift suddenly in a direction perpendicular to the traffic flow. It's probable that those parked cars just shifted in front of Mr. Gable as he was headed for Joe's Liquor Barn down the road from his place. I think he should be let go and the whole thing forgotten.

- George O , Burbank, 03/4/2013 22:47

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The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

- Liberty girl , Florida, United States, 03/4/2013 22:35

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Clark Gable was so Dreamy!

- Janeumayer , New York, United States, 03/4/2013 22:02

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Was he after a record high or something? 6 parked cars really? More like I think I will smash into all of these cars and see how it goes. Odd. Book the man give him time and remove his Licence. Oh last but not least keep him away from any parking lot within a 20 mile radius. o.O

- Jenna Ann T. , Madrid, Spain, 03/4/2013 21:53

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Movie stars and their kids... Poor then, poor now... If Clark were alive, he'd be regretting to have ever bred.

- Vera , any town, 03/4/2013 21:49

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