A MAN was arrested after an incident when a van crashed through a house fence in Bishop Auckland.
Police arrived to find a white Vauxhall Vivaro in a garden in Croxdale Grove.
Resident Lucy Fayers, 36, was inside her home at the time. "I heard a massive bang and and it was no more than a few minutes before a police van was here," she said.
PC Bill Lavery, of Bishop Auckland Police, who attended the scene, said: "All I can divulge is that one male was arrested but inquiries are still ongoing.
"He was arrested on suspicion of driving with excess alcohol."
The incident happened at about 8.30pm last Thursday.
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