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Fail-to-stop driver crashes into house

Msadiq Hussain The rear of a blue car is seen wedged between two parked cars. To the left is a house with part of its lower wall destroyed by the car that crashed into it. There are police cones and tape cording off the scene. Msadiq Hussain
A car crashed into the front of a house after failing to stop for police

A driver who failed to stop when police tried to pull him over has been charged after crashing into a house and partially destroying the front of the building.

The crash happened at about 03:45 GMT on Sunday in The Quadrant, in St Ives, Cambridgeshire.

Police said they had initially tried to stop the car in East Street in the town, before the incident.

A 43-year-old man has since been charged with dangerous driving, failing to stop, driving without insurance, driving without a licence, possession of cannabis, criminal damage to two vehicles and criminal damage to a dwelling.

Msadiq Hussain Damage to the front bay window of a brick house shows masonry falling off and a pile of bricks on the pavement. Two cars can also be seen.Msadiq Hussain
Substantial damage was caused to the front of the house

Cambridgeshire Police said no-one was injured in the collision and engineers were called to secure the house and assess the damage.

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