Van crashes into home in Gloucester
A man has since been charged
12:54, 12 Aug 2025
Gloucestershire police were called to Tuffley Lane in Gloucester at around 8.05pm on Saturday (9 August) with a report that a van had collided with a house(Image: Google Maps)A man has been charged after a van crashed into a house in Gloucester.
The van collided with the house in Tuffley on Saturday evening (August 9).
A man was arrested on suspicion of driving whilst under the influence of alcohol and taken to hospital for treatment. He has since been charged.
Police officers on the beat(Image: Getty Images)A Gloucestershire police spokeswoman said: "We were called to Tuffley Lane in Gloucester at around 8.05pm on Saturday (9 August) with a report that a van had collided with a house.
Article continues below"The driver of the van was arrested on suspicion of driving whilst under the influence of alcohol and taken to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital as a precaution.
"Mike Turner, aged 53 of Randwick Road in Tuffley, was later charged with driving a motor vehicle when above the legal alcohol limit and released on bail to appear at Cheltenham Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, August 26."
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