Driver crashes into house, gets OWI

Officers arrived in the 1000 block of North Monroe Street at about 9:15 p.m. Sunday to find a vehicle sticking out of the south side of a residence.

Police said the driver, Enrique Gonzalez, had no driver’s license and reportedly failed the driving test 12 times.The house sustained $25,000 worth of damage, including some to its foundation, officers said.

Gonzalez, 43, was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. There were expired license plates on his 1991 Honda Civic, and he had no auto insurance.

According to Officer Benjamin Burns’ report, Gonzalez was traveling northbound on Monroe Street when he lost control of the vehicle. He ran over a stop sign, then crashed into the house.

Residents Ashley Waggoner and Stephen Denton told police they were sitting inside when they heard a loud crash and felt the house shake. After the incident, they said they saw Gonzalez “crawling across the console to get out of the passenger side.”

Officers found an empty Budweiser can on the floor of the vehicle.

After failing a field sobriety test, Gonzalez was taken to BPD where his blood-alcohol content was recorded at 0.15.