Port Macquarie: Car flies off motorway and spears into roof of house with man asleep inside
A driver allegedly refused a breath test after his car became airborne off a motorway and speared into the roof of house in NSW.
Emergency services responded to reports that the car was in the roof of a home along Hindman Street at Port Macquarie on the state’s mid-north coast, at 9.30pm on Tuesday
The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle – a 38-year-old man – was trapped for about 25 minutes until NSW Ambulance paramedics, Fire and Rescue NSW and State Emergency Services personnel were able to free him
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The man was arrested and taken to Port Macquarie Hospital to undergo a blood test where he was later released pending further inquiries.
Police say the vehicle crashed into a safety barrier and boundary fence before becoming airborne and colliding into the premises.
At the time of the incident a 62-year-old man was in the home. Extensive damage was sustained to the dwelling.
Miraculously, no one was injured.
Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000.
