Seattle police arrest DUI driver after crashing into building

SEATTLE - A man suspected of driving under the influence was arrested after crashing into a Seattle building earlier this month. 

On Aug. 10, officers responded to reports of a car that crashed into a building near North 93rd Street and Aurora Avenue North. 

According to police, witnesses reported a van was traveling at a high rate of speed across multiple lanes on Aurora Avenue before crashing into a lumber warehouse and hitting a wall of stacked paint. 

When police got to the scene, they pulled a 58-year-old passenger, who was hurt and covered in paint, out of the building after he broke the glass door with a chair and nearly assaulted a firefighter. 

Crews also pulled the driver, a 62-year-old man, out, and he was evaluated for minor injuries before he was taken to Harborview Medical Center. 

According to Seattle police, he was suspected of being under the influence of narcotics. 

The driver was arrested for DUI and booked into the King County Jail. 

The car was towed from the scene and damage to the building was estimated to be about thousands of dollars worth. 

Detectives from the Seattle Police Department's Traffic Collision Investigation Squad will take over the investigation. 

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