Daniel Tupling, aged 38, had returned from a family trip to Disneyland just hours earlier when he and wife Kate, 39, were woken by what he said “sounded like a bomb” as a vehicle smashed into their Lodge Lane home in Dinnington, Rotherham.
After a long day of travelling, Daniel had falled asleep on the sofa watching TV.
He was woken suddenly with the sound of a huge bang and found a car embedded in his property.
His nine-year-old daughter Florence had been playing with Lego at the very table the car smashed into just hours earlier.
Neighbours have rallied round the family in the aftermath, offering support, but Daniel admitted the ordeal has left them devastated.
“This is the first house we’ve owned, my wife and I have worked for many years, gone through plenty of turmoil to afford it. To see it like this has broken us,” he said.
While the house structure has been declared stable for now, the crash caused severe damage to the supporting wall.
Watch this video, which shows the aftermath of the collision.
Jamie Jory, 33, of Addison Square, Dinnington, has since been charged with offences including:
- Driving while above the prescribed limit for alcohol
- Driving without due care and attention
- Failing to stop
- Using a motor vehicle on a road without a valid test certificate
He has been bailed to appear before Sheffield Magistrates’ Court on September 23.
2. The car smashed through the French doors into the house
Dan and Katie Tupling's damaged home after car smashed into kitchen at 2am. | Dan Tupling
3. Dan and Katie Tupling with the remains of the crash in their garden.
Damaged home after car smashed into kitchen at 2am. | S70 Media
4. Destruction in the home after Dinnington crash
Dan and Katie Tupling's damaged home after car smashed into kitchen at 2am. | Dan and Katie Tupling