Residents in a National City neighborhood were evacuated from their homes early Saturday morning after a DUI suspect crashed his van into a house, shearing off a gas line.
According to officials, the crash happened around 2:15 a.m. in the 300 block of East 31st Street. Two men – both suspected of being under the influence – were in a van that slammed into a home.
No one was in the house at the time of the crash, officials said, and no one was injured.
When police arrived, they realized a gas line had been impacted in the collision. As a precaution, officers evacuated residents along the entire block while San Diego Gas & Electric crews worked to repair the line.
The late-night evacuation lasted about three hours.
The men inside the van were arrested at the scene on suspicion of DUI. Their names were not released.
