By City News Service
A suspected drunk driver is facing possible criminal charges Wednesday after allegedly driving an SUV into a house in Long Beach.
The crash happened around 8:15 p.m. Tuesday at 2623 E. Seventh St., said Long Beach Fire Department Battalion Chief Greg Henry.
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The black Toyota SUV jumped the curb and plowed through a fence and some bushes before coming to rest at a 45-degree angle with its front end punched into the house, according to a news photographer's video.
A neighbor who heard the crash ran outside and when the driver opened his door, several empty beer cans came falling out, he told the photographer.
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“It sounded like ... clank, clank, clank, clank clank ... just like a slot machine,” Karel Boulet said of the empty cans rolling out of the SUV.
The driver ran off but was apprehended by police a block away, Henry said.
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