Suspected drunk driver rams home, exposes pot farm

[Gormy Cuss]

03-23) 13:15 PDT SAN DIEGO (AP) --

Authorities said a 63-year-old man suspected of drunken driving crashed his pickup truck into a neighbor's house, leaving a gaping hole and revealing a small marijuana farm inside.

San Diego police got a search warrant after the Sunday afternoon crash and confiscated more than 20 pot plants from the house.

Police Sgt. David Jennings said no one was inside the house, and neighbors told officers the residents were gone on a ski trip.

No one was injured in the crash.

Information from: The San Diego Union-Tribune, www.signonsandiego.com

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Way to bogart the joint, pops.

[Jamastiene]

1. Damn, what bad luck that is.

Poor Mary Jane plants gonna get murdered. I always hate to see the murder of good, beautiful, innocent plants when they have so many good medicinal (and other) uses. :(

[DS1]

2. This is why we can't have anything nice!

[Starbucks Anarchist]

13. ...

:rofl:

[Deja Q]

3. A one in a million chance.

At least it's not a dime-per-dozen miracle...

[nomorenomore08]

4. How the hell does one crash into a house???

Hitting another car on the road, maybe hitting a parked car if you're *really* plastered, but a house? And wouldn't most people already be unconscious at that BAC anyway?

:shrug:

[Jamastiene]

5. Happens all the time over toward Charlotte and Gastonia.

We see images and video on the Charlotte news stations of cars crashed into houses at least once a month. We see them even more often in the summer for some odd reason.

[MajorChode]

8. I've known people who have done it and those who have been victims

Drunk falls asleep at wheel. Drunk stops at next immovable object in direct path. It's the age old love story about a man and his bottle.

[nomorenomore08]

9. So the issue is that they *are* unconscious at that BAC... Makes more sense that way...

nt

[Dr. Strange]

10. Read the article: the house was on pot.

Pot heads dart out into traffic all the time.

[Gormy Cuss]

15. Happened in my neighborhood last year.

Someone not DUI but traveling on an unfamiliar road at night managed to do it. She didn't realize that the road bent sharply and she drove straight into the house on the corner.

[MajorChode]

6. Just when you found a crop that was recession proof...

One of your customers gets a bit impatient.

What a pisser.

[CreekDog]

7. can anybody recommend a guy that repairs siding?

on short notice?

:hide:

[Momgonepostal]

11. Looks like the police got a two-fer

How incredibly efficient of them, especially in this budget crisis. :-)

[BlueJazz]

12. Hey Bob..I think we'll be able to pick our crop tonight...Ah...What's that crashing sound??

[Kali]

14. wonder if they are in good hands with allstate (is that the one?)

anything else besides structural damage? yeah, man my landscaping was totaled...

[wartrace]

16. note to self; move pot farm to the basement "just in case". n/t

[underpants]

17. I hate when that happens

:grr: