Man charged after crash left house crumbling from damage

A man has been charged with dangerous driving and drink driving after a car ploughed into a house on Friday night, leaving the home crumbling apart.

The crash caused "significant structural damage" to a house on Peveril Drive, Hazel Grove, with eyewitnesses saying the front wall and windows were "collapsing". Emergency services rushed to the scene shortly after 4.40pm on Friday afternoon, August 12, where a man was arrested after police established a car had collided with a house.

Bystanders told the Manchester Evening News "the whole porch has gone", after the car smashed into the front wall of the home, leaving parts of the wall dangling precariously from the damage. Police, firefighters, and Electricity North West were all called to the scene, with the road taped off for hours as crews investigated and attempted to make the scene safe.

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Now, officers from Greater Manchester Police have confirmed that a 58-year-old man who lives on the street has been charged in relation to the crash. A spokesperson for the force said: "Ivan Kluka, 58, of Peveril Drive, Stockport has been charged with dangerous driving and drink driving. He has been bailed to appear at Stockport Magistrates Court on 12 th September 2022."

It is not yet known whether the man charged over the incident was living in the house damaged by the crash. A neighbour told the M.E.N "the house has collapsed at the front."

A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said: "At half past five on Friday afternoon firefighters attended a road traffic