A motorist who crash-landed his car half-way through the roof of a house and survived is to be charged with drunk driving.
Rick Lewis of Dearing, near Independence, Kansas, suffered minor head injuries, a broken arm and multiple cuts and bruises after he rammed his vehicle through the roof of the house in Coffeyville in May of this year.
Firefighters had to assist the nearly unconscious 25-year-old down from the mangled roof with the car still sticking partly out of the roof after more than eight hours while emergency services, vehicle recovery teams and structural engineers worked frantically to make the scene safe.
Another vehicle parked on the driveway was also damaged as well as a light post and several pieces of lawn furniture which was sitting in the yard.
Three people were asleep inside the house at the time but were miraculously unharmed despite the
severity of the crash.
Lewis was taken to Coffeyville Memorial Hospital where he was admitted in stable condition.
The Independence Community College graduate was then transferred to the Montgomery County Correctional Center, in Independence, where he stayed for several days before being allowed home.
Lewis will appear before District Court in October where he is expected to be charged with driving under the influence and reckless endangerment.
A Coffeyville Police spokesman said: 'A 25-year-old man from Dearing has been summonsed to appear in court on October 29 in relation to a collision in Coffeyville on May 24.
'He is due to be charged with drunk-driving and careless driving.'
Weeks after the crash, Lewis' parents, Grant and Linda, wrote to the local newspaper complaining about the poor condition of the public streets in Coffeyville which they believe was the cause of the accident.
The irate couple said: 'We are seeking legal representation to file a lawsuit against the city.
'We would also like to sue the store that sold him the alcohol as well as the manufacturer of the car that our son was driving. They (the car) should not be able to drive like that.
'We are also going to counter-sue the police department for placing those ridiculous charges against him for something that wasn't even entirely his fault in the first place.'
Rick Lewis of Dearing, near Independence, Kansas, suffered minor head injuries, a broken arm and multiple cuts and bruises after he rammed his vehicle through the roof of the house in Coffeyville in May of this year.
Firefighters had to assist the nearly unconscious 25-year-old down from the mangled roof with the car still sticking partly out of the roof after more than eight hours while emergency services, vehicle recovery teams and structural engineers worked frantically to make the scene safe.
Another vehicle parked on the driveway was also damaged as well as a light post and several pieces of lawn furniture which was sitting in the yard.
Three people were asleep inside the house at the time but were miraculously unharmed despite the
severity of the crash.
Lewis was taken to Coffeyville Memorial Hospital where he was admitted in stable condition.
The Independence Community College graduate was then transferred to the Montgomery County Correctional Center, in Independence, where he stayed for several days before being allowed home.
Lewis will appear before District Court in October where he is expected to be charged with driving under the influence and reckless endangerment.
A Coffeyville Police spokesman said: 'A 25-year-old man from Dearing has been summonsed to appear in court on October 29 in relation to a collision in Coffeyville on May 24.
'He is due to be charged with drunk-driving and careless driving.'
Weeks after the crash, Lewis' parents, Grant and Linda, wrote to the local newspaper complaining about the poor condition of the public streets in Coffeyville which they believe was the cause of the accident.
The irate couple said: 'We are seeking legal representation to file a lawsuit against the city.
'We would also like to sue the store that sold him the alcohol as well as the manufacturer of the car that our son was driving. They (the car) should not be able to drive like that.
'We are also going to counter-sue the police department for placing those ridiculous charges against him for something that wasn't even entirely his fault in the first place.'