South Australian man to front court after crashing car into a house

Photos from the scene show a crumbled garden and damage to the front of a house after the bizarre early morning crash.

A man will front court on traffic charges after crashing a car into the front of a house in a major city suburb.

The 39-year-old South Australian man crashed through front fence of a house in Adelaide’s inner-west suburb of Flinders Park about 1am on Sunday.

Photos from the scene show a blue Mitsubishi sedan that has smashed through the fence and damaged a front wall before settling in the front garden patch.

The man was allegedly driving while disqualified. Picture: SAPOL

The facade of the house was damaged in the crash. Picture: SAPOL

Paramedics took the man to hospital where he will undergo mandatory drug and alcohol testing.

“Police checks revealed he was already disqualified from driving and his vehicle was unregistered,” the police said on Sunday.

“He was reported for traffic offences and will be summonsed to appear in court at a later date.

“His vehicle was towed from the scene.”

Originally published as South Australian man to front court after crashing car into a house