Porsche SUV rams into Toronto house, parked car
Man arrested and charged with impaired driving
CBC News
Posted: Oct 8, 2012 10:51 AM ET
Last Updated: Oct 8, 2012 5:03 PM ET
A Porsche Cayenne SUV crashed into a Toronto home early Monday morning, taking out part of a wall attached to the front porch. (Tony Smyth/CBC)
Another view of the accident scene shows how the car also crashed into a smaller car parked on a residential driveway. A suspect was later arrested and charged with impaired driving. (Tony Smyth/CBC)A man is in custody after a Porsche Cayenne Turbo SUV rammed into a house and also smashed into a car parked on the driveway early Monday morning.
Residents on Lawrence Avenue at Mount Pleasant Road got a rude awakening around 3:30 a.m. when the vehicle left the road and struck the building, taking out a brick wall that formed part of the front porch and also hitting a small parked car on the property.
The driver fled the scene on foot, but a resident of the house gave chase.
A suspect was arrested nearby and placed under arrest and charged with impaired driving.
He was taken to 32 Division for a breath test.
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