Two men were in custody and another suspect was at large after a driver plowed into a South Los Angeles house following a pursuit Monday.
The chase began at 11:35 p.m. when the driver of a Dodge Charger wanted for possible DUI and reckless driving failed to pull over for deputies, according to the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department Century Station.
The driver lost control, crashed through the front yard fence and right through the door of the home in the 12000 block of Main Street, deputies said. There were four residents sleeping inside, but no one was injured.
Gwen Yancy was sleeping when the pursuit ended in her living room.
"I heard something shake," Yancy said. "I thought it was an earthquake."
The car stopped feet away from where Wilson Leniel was sleeping.
"I was like, 'Oh, that's a car!'" said Leniel. "So I started to try to get out of the room, and I figured out the only way to get out was to climb over the car."
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Three men got out of the car and tried to hide, Leniel and Yancy said. Police said the occupants of the car dumped a gun.
Two men were taken into custody and were later arrested, but the third suspect got away. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said a search for the third suspect was underway Tuesday.
Although the damage to the home was extensive, the residents of the home told NBC4 they were glad no one was injured.
"Everybody's OK," Leniel said. "Everything can be fixed and replaced."
