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VIDEO: Speeding car runs into Ankeny home and leaves damage

Neighbors said they saw the driver come down the road just after 1 a.m. Wednesday.

VIDEO: Speeding car runs into Ankeny home and leaves damage

Neighbors said they saw the driver come down the road just after 1 a.m. Wednesday.

KCCI'S ETHAN HUMBLE SHOWS US THE AFTERMATH OF THE LATE-NIGHT WRECK. <15:37.27-33 "AFTER A DAY OF CELEBRATING THE FOURTH OF JULY, A LOT OF DAMAGE TO THIS ANKENY HOME AFTER A CAR CAME SPEEDING DOWN THE ROAD."> <15:20.14-16 "I WAS KIND OF SHAKING. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF POLICE CARS."> CAPTURED ON VIDEO - SOUTHWEST 28TH STREET IN ANKENY GOT A SHOCK LATE TUESDAY NIGHT WHEN A CAR DROVE INTO A HOUSE. <15:19.19-24 "THE CAR CAME STRAIGHT DOWN HERE. IT RAN STRAIGHT THROUGH THE MEDIAN . THE SIGN CAME KNOCKING DOWN."> LEAVING BEHIND PLENTY OF DAMAGE. THE NEIGHBORS SAY THEY SAW THE DRIVER COME DOWN THE ROAD JUST AFTER 1 A.M. LAST NIGHT. <15:19.26-31 "HE CAME THIS WAY THROUGH THE STREET AS YOU SEE THE MARKS AND THEN HE RAN THROUGH HERE."> ANKENY POLICE ARRESTED PERMINUS THIRU MUNGAI ON CHARGES OF OPERATING UNDER THE INFLUENCE, RECKLESS DRIVING AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. THE NEIGHBORS SAY THE DRIVER FELT BAD ABOUT THE CRASH. <15:21.12-20 " TRYING TO TELL HIM SORRY AND STUFF AND HE WAS VERY APOLOGETIC BUT I MEAN I GUESS IT'S STILL TERRIBLE. HE WAS CLEARLY INTOXICATED."> EVERYONE APPEARED TO BE OKAY. <15:23.29-38 "HE WAS OKAY AND THERE WAS NO OTHER PASSENGERS AND THE PERSON IN THE HOUSE WAS OBVIOUSLY OKAY TOO SO WE WERE ALL VERY THANKFUL TO SEE THAT TO START WITH."> NEIGHBORS ARE RELIEVED A MESSY SITUATION DIDN'T GET WORSE. <15:22.33-34 "WE'RE THANKFUL."> IN ANKENY, ETHAN HUMBLE. KCCI8NIN
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VIDEO: Speeding car runs into Ankeny home and leaves damage

Neighbors said they saw the driver come down the road just after 1 a.m. Wednesday.

A car left plenty of damage early Wednesday morning after running into a home on Southwest 28th Street in Ankeny.Ankeny police arrested Perminus Thiru Mungai on charges of operating under the influence, reckless driving and failure to maintain control. Court records show Mungai admitted he was at fault for the crash.The neighbors say they saw the driver come down the road just after 1 a.m. Wednesday.They said the driver felt bad about the crash."Trying to tell him sorry and stuff, and he was very apologetic, but I mean, I guess it's still terrible," neighbor Jenna Enderton said. "He was clearly intoxicated."Neighbors said there appeared to be no injuries at the scene. "He was okay, and there was no other passengers, and the person in the house was obviously okay too," Enderton said. "So we were all very thankful to see that to start with."
ANKENY, Iowa —

A car left plenty of damage early Wednesday morning after running into a home on Southwest 28th Street in Ankeny.

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Ankeny police arrested Perminus Thiru Mungai on charges of operating under the influence, reckless driving and failure to maintain control. Court records show Mungai admitted he was at fault for the crash.

The neighbors say they saw the driver come down the road just after 1 a.m. Wednesday.

They said the driver felt bad about the crash.

"Trying to tell him sorry and stuff, and he was very apologetic, but I mean, I guess it's still terrible," neighbor Jenna Enderton said. "He was clearly intoxicated."

Neighbors said there appeared to be no injuries at the scene.

"He [the driver] was okay, and there was no other passengers, and the person in the house was obviously okay too," Enderton said. "So we were all very thankful to see that to start with."