Man Arrested for Driving Under the Influence, Crashing into a Building

Seattle Police arrested a man for driving under the influence (DUI) and crashing into a building in North Seattle last August 10th.

At 6:23 p.m., patrol officers responded to reports of a vehicle that crashed into a building near the 9300 block of Aurora Avenue North.

Witnesses reported the van traveling at a high rate-of-speed across all lanes of traffic on Aurora before colliding into a lumber warehouse and hitting a wall stacked with paint.

Officers removed the injured passenger, 58, covered in paint, out of the building after he broke the glass door with a chair and nearly assaulted a fireman. Policeman were briefly exposed to noxious fumes inside yet were unharmed.

The Seattle Fire Department entered the building under self-contained breathing apparatus gear and extracted the driver. He was evaluated for minor injuries and transported to Harborview Medical Center pending a DUI search warrant for blood.

He was suspected of being under the influence of narcotics.

Police arrested the 62-year-old man for DUI and booked into King County Jail. The vehicle was towed from the scene. The business sustained thousands of dollars' worth of damages.

Detectives in the Traffic Collision Investigation Squad have taken lead on this case.