No one injured after alleged impaired driver crashes SUV into Welland home

A Niagara Falls man is facing impaired driving charges after he allegedly crashed an SUV into a home in Welland on Sunday night.

It happened around 9:15 p.m. at a home in the area of East Main Street and Golden Boulevard West.

When Niagara police arrived at the scene, they found a black 2015 Jeep Compass fully crashed into a single-storey home.

The driver of the vehicle ran away from the scene but was caught nearby.

Fortunately, the people inside the home and the driver were not injured.

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Ashdon Wooldridge, 27, was arrested and charged with five offences, including impaired operation of a conveyance and dangerous operation.

Wooldridge remains in custody and is scheduled to attend a bail hearing Monday at the Robert S.K. Welch Courthouse in St. Catharines.

Police say the vehicle remains lodged in the home pending an evaluation from a structural engineer.

Anyone with information related to this crash is asked to contact the Niagara Regional Police Service’s 3 District (Welland/Pelham) at 905-688-4111, option 3, ext. 1023300.

To provide information anonymously, contact Crime Stoppers of Niagara online or at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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