Pickup hits gas meter, 2 fences, 2 cars, then plows into home

KINGMAN, AZ (CBS5) -

A Kingman man facesa super extreme drunken driving charge after he lost control of hispickup truckand hit a gas meter, two fences and two parked cars before plowing into a home Saturday night, the Mohave County Sheriff's Office said.

The driver, Benjamin Hanson, 23, was initially unconsciouswhile his femalepassenger remained alert.

A deputy helped Hanson out of the vehicle and out to the street, where he gradually regained consciousness.

Deputies checked the home,discovered two uninjured residents and helped them to the street and out of danger of the gas leak.

Sheriff's investigators said Hanson had been travelingeastbound on E. Devlin Avenue at a high rate speed, between 70 and 85 mph. When he reached Melody Street, the pickup became airborne then landed and Hanson lost control, deputies said.

Thepickup struck the gas meter at 3145 Devlin Ave., then took outabout 60 feet of chain link fence, entered the yard, strucka parked car,hit another chain link fence, slammed intotwo mulberry trees, struck a second parked car at 3155 Devlin and thenrammed into the residence at 3155 Devlin.

Hanson suffered head lacerations and is expected to be OK.The female passenger was transported for observation only.

Hanson was arrested after he was medically released from the hospital.

He was charged with two counts of criminal damage, three counts of endangerment, felonies, along with criminal damage, DUI, DUI with a blood alcohol concentration over .08 percent, extreme DUI with a blood alcohol concentration over .15 percentand less than 20 percentand super extreme DUI with a blood alcohol concentration over .20 percent.

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