COVINA — A suspected drunken driver drove onto a school yard where a softball practice was being held Thursday before crashing into a wall, parked cars a residential fence, police said.

George Magellanes, 28, of Covina was booked on suspicion of drunken driving and hit-and run, Covina police Sgt. Trevor Gaumer said.

Magellanes was driving about 5 p.m. when he lost control and crashed through a chain link fence surrounding Vision of Faith International private school, at Cypress Street and Banna Avenue, the sergeant said.

He drove onto the field, “Where a softball practice was going on,” Gaumer said.

Children scattered as the car again rammed the gate again to get back onto Cypress Street, he said.

Dragging a 30-foot long metal fence post behind his car, Magellanes then continued on Cypress Avenue before turning onto an alley at Reeder Avenue, where he struck a wall, several parked cars and a residential fence, Gaumer said.

The car then came to a stop, he said, and Magellanes was quickly arrested by officers who were drawn to the area by the commotion.