Police have charged a man after a car crashed into a house in Helston.

At around 6am on Sunday the silver Audi A3 collided with a house in Pasmore Road.

A woman, aged in her eighties, was in the house at the time but was not hurt. She has since gone to stay with family while the property was made safe.

The driver of the vehicle was uninjured.

Helston firefighters were called out, along with Cornwall Council to assess structural damage to the property. Electrical damage was also caused and Western Power made sure the area was safe.

  • Luke Charles Hutchins, aged 21 from Helston, has been charged with drink driving and is due to appear at Truro Magistrates Court on May 16, 2016.