South Sound News

Car slams into duplex only feet away from man inside

CENTRALIA, Wash. — A car that crashed through a home in Centralia Wednesday morning came just feet from a man inside.

Centralia firefighters say the car hit a duplex in the 500 block of West Cherry at about 2 a.m. The driver left the scene before police and fire crews arrived.

A man in the home was sitting about 5 feet away from where the car struck the building, according to firefighters.

The suspected driver of the car later visited a hospital emergency room.

Centralia police are investigating.