Local News in Brief : Fountain Valley : Drunk Driver Suspect Hits Home, Starts Fire
A suspected drunk driver crashed into a house Wednesday morning, igniting a small fire, police said.
Fountain Valley police received several calls about 2:05 a.m., reporting that a car had crashed into the side of a home in the 17800 block of La Rosa Lane.
When officers arrived, they found the driver, Donald E. Kang, 24, of Fountain Valley, attempting to put out a minor fire in the wall of the house, according to Fountain Valley Police Sgt. Larry Griswold.
Officers were able to extinguish the fire before it ignited a gas main, which broke from the impact of the crash.
Kang was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving, Griswold said.
Police said the driver was traveling south on La Rosa when he sideswiped a parked car, lost control of his car and drove across the lawn and through the wall of the house.
Neither Kang, his 22-year-old passenger nor the unidentified residents of the home were injured.
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