Suspected Drunk Driver Slams Home
An elderly man is recovering from the shock of a suspected drunk driving smashing into his home late Thursday night in Anaheim.
The accident took place 30 minutes after midnight in the 900 block of South Magnolia Avenue as a wayward truck crashed through a number of obstacles before slamming into the elderly man’s home.
Fortunately, the 80 year old man and his cat, the only two occupants of the house, were unhurt in the injury, short of a bit of a scare as a result of seeing a truck partially parked inside the house.
An investigation into the accident revealed that the sloppy man was traveling southbound on Magnolia Avenue when he crossed into oncoming lanes, struck a curb, crashed through two fences, a block wall, and finally the house.
Upon failing a field sobriety test administered by the responding officers to the crash, the man was taken into custody. “The driver had been drinking,” said John Roman of the Anaheim Police Department. “He was arrested for driving while under the influence and was booked at the Anaheim police department.”
Drunk driving is not only dangerous for people on the road, but for anyone within a reasonable radius of the road. Even elderly people and their cats are in danger from the foolish actions of a drunk driver. If you are under the influence of alcohol, stay away from your vehicle at all costs. Throw away your keys if you must. Slash your own car tires; whatever must be done to keep the roads safe from such unsafe behavior.
Driving under the influence not only limits your ability to make the proper maneuvers to avoid accidents on the road, it also leads to unsafe speeding, and a lack of awareness of the physical limitations of the vehicle being operated. Most people cannot adequately handle their vehicle while sober, adding alcohol into the mix makes for a deadly combination.
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