Police arrest three men at Bonnie Brook, near Melton, after alleged drunk driver smashed into Barnards Rd home

Four young children have been left traumatised after an alleged drunk driver smashed through a family’s kitchen before allegedly fleeing the scene in Melbourne’s west overnight.

An alleged drunk driver smashed through a brick home before he fled with two others on foot prompting a police chase from the skies in Melbourne’s west.

Police allege a car with three occupants crashed through a fence and into the brick home at Bonnie Brook, in Melton’s east overnight.

Emergency services were called to Barnards Rd about 1.10am and discovered the car had taken out the window and was resting inside the house.

A BMW allegedly driven by a drunk driver smashed into the kitchen of a Bonnie Brook home about 1am.
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10 people, including four children under the age of 8, were asleep at the time but no one was physically hurt.

Three men from the car allegedly fled the scene on foot.

With assistance from the Air Wing, they were all arrested nearby.

Kamal Grewal is thankful his family was unharmed but said four children were left traumatised.
Picture: Nilsson Jones

Home owner Kamal Grewal said his family was in deep sleep when they woke to a “terrifying” noise that has left his young children “traumatised”.

“We were so shocked, we first checked on the kids and then we came out to check on the driver and his passengers but they did not say anything to us and ran away,” Mr Grewal said.

“We are so lucky, if he did not hit the kitchen he might have hit a bedroom and gone through the house because his speed is so high.

The kitchen was badly damaged but the owners believe heavy appliances protected the home from further damage. Picture: Nilsson Jones

“About 18 months ago a similar incident happened, it almost hit the house next to us but got stuck on a large stone ... in the middle of the night people are speeding because the road is wide but this intersection is dangerous.”

The family surveys the damage. Picture: Nilsson Jones

Mr Grewal said his neighbour wanted the council to implement road safety precautions such as speed bumps to prevent another accident.

Melton council was approached for comment over whether it had plans to implement road safety precautions but said it was not appropriate to comment given the incident was under police investigation.

A 31-year-old Mickleham man is expected to be charged with drink driving and other driving offences.

The family is in contact with their insurance company to find out what happens next. Picture: Nilsson Jones

Two men, a 34-year-old from Aintree and a 31-year-old New Zealand international, were released from custody pending further investigations.

SES were at the scene and assisted firefighters to remove the car from the property and tarp the house.

The scene was deemed under control about 2.40am.