A MAN was arrested after a car veered off a road and ploughed through a garden fence before hitting a house.
The crash, involving a black Mercedes Benz 4x4, happened on Borough Road, St Helens at 7.45pm on Saturday evening.
Police say it is fortunate that a woman in her 90s, who lives at the house, was not injured.
Police confirmed a roadside breath test of the driver was carried out at the scene.
The car demolished a road sign and smashed through the garden fence
A 42-year-old man from Stockbridge Village was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and has been released under investigation pending further enquiries.
Sergeant Gerard Farley from Roads Policing said: “Luckily the elderly resident, a woman in her 90s, was not injured in this incident.
“As you can see here luckily no one was injured but it would have been a very different matter if anyone had been walking along the pavement or had been in the garden.”
If you know or suspect someone is driving whilst under the influence of alcohol or drugs, then please contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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