Update, 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Wichita police arrest a 32-year-old man for charges including driving under the influence, battery of a law enforcement officer, obstruction and inattentive driving after his Jeep Grand Cherokee slammed into a west Wichita apartment.

Police say officers arrested Michael Yarbrough on the scene near Central and Ridge Road and booked him into the Sedgwick County Jail.

Police say when officers arrived on scene early Wednesday morning, the found the Jeep was in the apartment and it smelled of gas. A woman and her daughter in the apartment at the time, were not injured.

Police say Yarbrough was driving east on a nearby street when he left the road and struck the apartment.

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Residents in a W. Wichita duplex had to be evacuated early Wednesday morning when their home was struck by an SUV.

It happened just after 1:00 a.m., Wednesday in the 6700 block of W. Shade Lane. That's near Central and Ridge.

No one was hurt.

Wichita police told Eyewitness news the vehicle crashed into the kitchen and there was a strong gas smell. Kansas Gas Service shut off the gas.

Crews towed away the SUV.

Police are investigating what caused the crash.