Suspected impaired driver crashed into their own home in SW Calgary: CPS

Calgary police think drug impairment may have been a factor after a man drove a car into his own home Wednesday afternoon.

By Michael Ranger

Posted Feb 5, 2025 3:36 pm.

Last Updated Feb 5, 2025 7:04 pm.

A driver is in custody after an SUV crashed into the side of a house in southwest Calgary on Wednesday afternoon.

Emergency crews were called to a home on Shannon Square SW, near Shawnessy Blvd and James McKevitt Rd, around 1:30 p.m. for reports of a crash.

Police arrived to find a white SUV had struck the corner of the front garage of a home. Officers learned the driver got out of the vehicle and went inside the same house.

Investigators believe the driver is a resident of the home.

Car crashes into house
Police are investigating after an SUV crashed into a house in SW Calgary on Feb. 5, 2025. (Nick Blakeney/CityNews)

Images from the scene show a badly damaged red car in the driveway of the neighbouring home.

The driver of the SUV had minor injuries and was arrested at the scene. Police say two other people were also taken into custody.

Drug impairment is being investigated as a factor in the crash.

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