An allegedly intoxicated driver crashed into a house in Centennial early Saturday morning near South Yosemite and County Line roads. The Sauer family, which lives in the house, was unharmed, and the driver of the car was taken to Littleton Adventist Hospital as a precaution, said Lt. David Thompson with the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Department.
The name of the driver, who has been charged with driving under the influence, has not been released.
At about 5:30 a.m., a Mitsubishi Montero was traveling north on South Yosemite Street.
“All of a sudden, I heard a loud noise. It sounded like an explosion, and the whole house shook,” Jeff Sauer said.
He knew the car struck the back wall of his house when he heard the wind chimes he was storing there jingle. The car ruptured a sewer line in the house, dislodged a beam and tore a hole in the drywall.
A city of Centennial building inspector estimated there was $10,000 worth of damage, Thompson said.
Sauer said he is concerned about how busy Yosemite has become after the opening of Ikea and other area shops. Mary Whitfield, Sauer’s neighbor, said she would like to see a brick wall built to separate the neighborhood from Yosemite.
“It’s kind of scary since their child and my grandchildren spend so much time in our backyard and their backyard,” Whitfield said. Caitlin Gibbons, The Denver Post
