Suspected DWI driver crashes into Mesquite neighbor’s home
DWI suspect slams into Mesquite neighbor's home
Members of a Mesquite family are thankful to be alive after a suspected drunken driver crashed into their house. Unfortunately, the home now has significant damage.
MESQUITE, Texas - A woman is facing a DWI charge after police said she drove a vehicle into the living room of a Mesquite house.
What we know:
It happened around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday near Carmack and College streets.
Police said no one was hurt, but the vehicle did a significant amount of damage to the home.
The driver of the car, 53-year-old Maura Chapman-Rivera, is now charged with driving while intoxicated.
She’s being held in the Mesquite jail.
What they're saying:
Homeowner Lynzee Darisse said she was shaken by the crash.
She heard the sound of the car and ran to her kitchen. Seconds later, the vehicle smashed through the house.
"I was sitting at the table. Heard a car coming, ran to my kitchen, which is right here. And about that time the car came through," she said. "I couldn’t move. I was just in shock."
Her husband and two sons, ages 16 and 14, were already asleep. They also were not hurt.
Darisse said Chapman-Rivera is a neighbor who she’s known for about 25 years.
"I would have never through in a million years," she said.
Mesquite Truck vs. House
It was only last week that Mesquite police responded to another incident involving a truck that had crashed into a house, less than five miles away.
The driver in that case, Jereme Perrin, was charged with DWI and had an active arrest warrant related to a different DWI charge.
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DWI suspect with prior charge crashes truck into Mesquite family's home
A Mesquite family was left unharmed after a truck crashed into their home, and the driver, who was arrested and charged with DWI, was found to have a previous pending DWI case.
"He just kept repeating, ‘Oh man, I’m going to prison. I'm going to prison,'" said homeowner Antonio Navarro.
Navarro was home with his wife and their three kids. Thankfully, they were not hurt.
"I check on them. I tell them it's not okay but we're okay. So it's gonna be okay," he said.
Perrin's 2023 case for DWI is still pending.
The Source: The information in this story comes from the Mesquite Police Department and an interview with the homeowner.