Suspected Drunken Driver Crashes Into Oakland Co. Home, narrowly Missing 3 Kids: Sheriff

PONTIAC, MI — A woman was arrested Saturday after crashing into an Oakland County home with three kids inside while driving drunk, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.

The crash happened at 12:20 a.m. Saturday at an apartment on Firelite near Cherry Hill Drive in Pontiac, officials said.

Officials said a 36-year-old Pontiac woman was driving a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado and crashed through the front door and a front window of the apartment, scattering debris and the contents of the living room.

Three children, two 10-year-old boys and a 13-year-old girl, were inside the apartment when the crash happened, officials said.

They had just entered the home to pick up some personal belongings and were planning to return to the babysitter’s home across the street, officials said.

They were not struck by the truck, but had to break an adjacent window and climb through it to get out of the home, officials said.

The children suffered minor scrapes from flying debris and were treated at the scene, officials said.

Witnesses told officers that after the crash, the woman grabbed her dog and ran away from the truck, officials said.

She was arrested in connection with the crash a short time later after officials said a large crowd of people gathered at the scene and pointed her out to officers. Officials said a security guard was holding her.

The woman was taken to a nearby hospital after complaining of possible injuries, though she denied driving the truck, officials said.

She was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving, but was later released from jail pending toxicology reports, officials said.