BELLEVUE, Wash. — A man crashed his car through the front of a Bellevue church Sunday morning, splintering wood and shattering glass.
New Hope Ministries is located in the 15700 block of northeast 4th Street. No one inside the church was hurt, Bellevue police said.
The car was removed from the church by 11 a.m. The crash occurred just after 7 a.m.
The driver, a 32-year-old Renton man, was arrested under suspicion of drunk driving and hit-and-run.
The church posted a message to their Facebook page alerting the public Sunday’s service would be canceled due to the crash.
The church said fire officials are investigating.
KIRO 7’s Maria Guerrero is on-scene gathering more information. Follow her Twitter feed here.
UPDATE: NO church this morning 9/4! A car smashed into the sanctuary early this morning (and it's still there!). The...
Posted by New Hope Ministries Church of the Nazarene on Sunday, September 4, 2016
To clarify this occurred at the 15700 block of NE 4th Street in East Bellevue. https://t.co/YJEBpVcnYd
— Bellevue, WA Police (@BvuePD) September 4, 2016
Car has been pulled out of New Hope Ministries in Bellevue.
— Maria Guerrero (@Maria_NBC5) September 4, 2016
No one here or hurt. Suspected DUI driver arrested. pic.twitter.com/otzjMbkcCb
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