RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA — A man was asleep in his bed when a car outside swerved off the road, knocked down a utility pole, drove through two front yards and came to a crashing stop through his bedroom wall at 1 a.m.<br /><br />The incident on Saturday the 29th of February saw the man pinned between the vehicle and a wall of his house and had to be rescued by firefighters.<br /><br />As he was trapped between a car and a hard place, he had to be removed with the 'jaws of life'.<br /><br />Fortunately, the man avoided serious injuries and went to the hospital in minor condition.<br /><br />Speaking to the Southern California News Group, Fire Department Battalion Chief Bruce Vanderhorst said, "He got very lucky." <br /><br />The Police arrested a 22-year-old man, on suspicion of DUI, while the passenger was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication; both escaped injury, but not the law. <br /><br />The fire department said that four people were living in the destroyed house, which was rendered uninhabitable. <br /><br />According to their report, the total damage cost was a huge $200,000. <br /><br />That'll wake anyone up.
