Drink driver crashes car into living room of house in Melbourne's west
A 24-year-old man was taken to hospital after crashing his car into a house in Kurunjang. He failed a breath test at the scene.
4 hours agoSun 28 Dec 2025 at 7:32pm
The vehicle crashed into the living room of a house in Kurunjang. (ABC News)
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A drink driver has crashed his car into the living room of a house in Kurunjang.
The 24-year-old driver failed a breath test at the scene and was taken to hospital with minor injuries on Sunday night.
Nobody was home at the time of the crash.
A drink driver has crashed into the living room of a house in Melbourne's outer west.
Emergency services were called to Dunvegan Road in Kurunjang about 10.40pm on Sunday after reports a car had crashed into the premises.
The car stopped in the living room of the house but nobody was home at the time.
Victoria Police said the 24-year-old male driver returned a positive reading in a preliminary breath test at the scene.
He was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
Police said nobody was home at the time of the accident. (ABC News)
Victoria Police said the man's licence would be suspended and he was expected to be charged with drink driving offences.
"Police are reminding drivers that they should expect to be tested anywhere, anytime, knowing that if they run the risk, they will be caught," a Victoria Police spokesperson said.
"Officers are also conducting roadside alcohol and drug testing at every opportunity during Operation Roadwise, which runs throughout the festive period and into January."