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Car Slams into Talmadge Home, Driver Suspected of DUI

A car crashed into a Talmadge-area home Saturday afternoon, leaving the driver seriously injured, according to the San Diego Police Department.

The collision happened near Winona Avenue and Lucille Drive at around 2:30 p.m., police said.

The 23-year-old female driver was speeding and veered off the road, ramming into the northwest corner of the house, Officer Robert Heims said.

The exterior of the house sustained major damage in the crash.

The driver was suspected of driving under the influence, Heims said. She was still in the hospital and police were waiting for a toxicology report to confirm.

There was no one home at the time of the crash.

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