Car crashes into Tempe home; impairment suspected

Kye Graves, Arizona Republic
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A man crashed into a Tempe home Friday morning after hitting another car and a light pole. The driver was believed to have been impaired.
A man crashed into a Tempe home Friday morning after hitting another car and a light pole. The driver was believed to have been impaired.

A car crashed into a Tempe home early Friday morning after hitting another car and a light pole.

According to a police statement, at about 1:30 a.m., a vehicle collided with the back of another car and then struck a light pole before crashing into a Tempe home near South Mill Avenue and Baseline Road.

After being extracted by responding Tempe Fire Medical and Rescue personnel, the unidentified driver was taken to a local hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.

Police believe the driver was impaired.

The driver of the second car was not hurt, and neither were the homeowners, Tempe police spokesperson Byron Thomas told The Republic.

No other information had been released.

This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Car crashes into Tempe home; impairment suspected by police