Port St. Lucie man accused of crashing into home, breaking through wall while intoxicated

Sara Marino | Treasure Coast Newspapers

Show Caption Hide Caption 911 call: Car crashes into house in Port St. Lucie Amanda Palka-Torresson called 911 after a car police say was driven by a drunk driver crashed into her house on Northwest Twylite Terrace in Port St. Lucie. DAN RORABAUGH/TCPALM

PORT ST. LUCIE — Carl Torresson was sleeping on his couch when he woke up to a car crashing through a wall into his home.

"I just woke up and there was my house and the car was all pressed up against my house," said Amanda Palka-Torresson in a 911 call to St. Lucie County Fire Rescue. She was asleep in a different room from Torresson when the crash happened.

No one was injured.

Police said at 10:35 p.m. they received a call about a car crashing into and landing in a home at the 500 block of Northwest Twylite Terrace in Port St. Lucie.

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Samuel Massucci, 21, of the 100 block of Southeast Placita Court in Port St. Lucie, is accused of driving his car through the home while intoxicated.

Carl Torresson told deputies he saw Massucci crash through the front of his home and then crawl out of his car smelling like alcohol.

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When officers arrived, they spoke with Massucci, who told them he was on his way to visit his grandfather in the hospital and had consumed three Corona beers.

Footage shows car after it crashed into Port St. Lucie home A man is accused of crashing into the home on Northwest Twylite Terrace in Port St. Lucie late Monday night, police said.

Police said Massucci was falling over, smelled of alcohol and had slurred speech.

Officers took Massucci to the Police Department, where they performed a sobriety test. It showed Massucci's blood-alcohol content was 0.19 percent, more than double the legal limit of 0.08 percent.

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Massucci was arrested and taken to the St. Lucie County Jail on charges of driving under the influence, causing property damage and violation of probation.

As of Tuesday afternoon, Massucci remained in the jail with no bail.

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