Santa Fe, NM : Man charged after crashing into home on Sunday, 16th October 2016

Clarence Mudgett was watching television in his bedroom when he heard an “awful crash,” early Sunday morning.
“I tried to open my bedroom door and could not get out,” he said. “It was terrible. I saw a car in the living room with the nose of the car in (another) bedroom,” he said.
Clovis police said a man has been charged with driving while intoxicated, racing on highways and reckless driving in connection with the crash that sent a 2006 Ford Mustang into Mudgett’s home in the 2900 block of Vohs Place.
The wreck happened about 3 a.m. Sunday.
“It was one hell of a noise,” Mudgett said.
The driver initially told police he was traveling west, doing about 50 mph when he approached Vohs and realized his brakes and steering system stopped working.
But investigating officers soon were told the driver was racing another vehicle when he left the roadway and crashed into the house.
One officer wrote in his report that he detected the scent of alcohol on the driver, who admitted to having two or three beers.
Police said three standardized field sobriety tests were conducted and the driver was placed under arrest and booked into the county jail.
Mudgett, who lives alone, said he was not injured, but his house is a “complete disaster.”
“The living room and two bedrooms will have to be redone and the house is now about eight inches off its foundation,” he said on Monday afternoon.
Mudgett said he moved into his son’s mobile home after the incident.

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Man charged after crashing into home