Car punches through mobile home’s bedroom wall

BELMONT — A Laconia man was arrested on a drunken driving charge after his car crashed into a mobile home early Sunday, police said.

Police identified the man arrested as Timothy Lynch, 34. He and a passenger were treated for minor injuries after the crash.

“It’s a good thing nobody was home at the time,” said Belmont Police Chief Mark Lewandoski. “The impact was in the bedroom area of the home.”

The front end of the car, a 2010 Hyundai Genesis, smashed through a wall of the home.

Police Capt. Richard Mann described the 6:26 a.m. accident.

“Officers determined the vehicle had been traveling on Silkwood Drive, at what is suspected to be a high rate of speed before crossing over Ladd Hill Road intersection, then launching over a snowbank and coming to rest into the side of a residence on Cherry Street,” he said. “The impact moved the mobile home eight inches off its supports.

“Neighbors told officers the noise of the impact was quite startling that early in the morning.”

Lynch submitted to a blood test for alcohol, but the results haven’t come back yet.

The fire department and a town code enforcement officer checked the home after the accident. Gas and electric service was shut off to the residence.