Shortly after midnight Tuesday, emergency crews were called to a spectacular crash at the corner of 3rd and Bute.
A speeding driver tried to turn right off 3rd but skidded into a curb, striking a flagpole, spinning into some vehicles in a car lot, and then hitting a tree, which fell on top of more cars.
Police say the driver was lucky to escape uninjured but the passenger was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The driver, a 46 year old Port Alberni resident, was issued a ticket for Driving Without Due Care and Attention.