Lancaster

Car Slams Into Lancaster Living Room

A vehicle slammed into a Lancaster home early Sunday morning and burst into the living room that residents had just left, they told NBC4.

No one was hurt in the 1:40 a.m. high-speed crash that left a smoldering wreck in the 27th Street home of April Chamberlain, according to an LA County Fire captain. But the car did cause significant damage to the room and the car.

"I came into the kitchen and said, 'Oh my God, a car is literally in my house,'" said Janice Chamberlain, who lives in the home.

She said she, her daughter and 2-year-old granddaughter were sitting in the living room minutes before the crash, and usually other grandchildren sleep on a couch in the living room.

"Thank God they weren't here," Chamberlain said.

Ernesto Carbajal, 21, was arrested and charged in LA County Superior Court with a misdemeanor count of driving under the influence.

April Chamberlain and a neighbor said Carbajal tried to run from the scene, but was stopped by a neighbor.

"I had three other friends with me," said neighbor Heather Lopez. "They grabbed him, patted him down and grabbed his wallet and said 'You're going to stay here 'till the cops get here."

The driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, officials said.

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