MESQUITE, Texas — A Mesquite woman said she narrowly avoided death when a car plunged through her front wall and into her living room late Tuesday night — marking the second time in under two weeks that a drunk driver has struck a home in the city.
Mesquite police reported the crash occurred around 11:29 p.m. on Aug. 19 in the 700 block of W. College Street. The driver, identified as Maura Chapman-Rivera, of Mesquite, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Thankfully, no one was in the living room when the crash happened, and no injuries were reported.
Homeowner Lynzee Darisse told WFAA she had been sitting in the very spot later impacted by the car, but stood up to do the dishes just moments before…