Honiton man arrested after car ploughs into church
St Anthony's Catholic Church. Image courtesy of Google.
A 26-year-old man from Honiton has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after a car crashed into an Ottery St Mary Church causing significant damage.
Police were called at 00.30am on Sunday to Mill Street, Ottery St Mary following reports of a car in a collision with the wall of St Anthony's Catholic Church.
26-year-old Haydn Banfield, from Honiton, has been charged with driving a motor vehicle while above the legal alcohol limit.
He is due to appear at Exeter Magistrates Court on Tuesday, November 26.
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