Alleged DUI Driver Hits Novato Building, Parked Car: Police

Novato, CA — A man was arrested on suspicion of DUI Saturday in Novato after police say he drove into a building — causing a water line to burst — and hit a parked car.

Novato police were dispatched to the scene in the 1500 block of S. Novato Boulevard at 3:52 p.m. Saturday, according to Novato police Lt. Oliver Collins.

The Novato Fire Protection District was also dispatched to the scene in order to shut off the water that was flowing from the building, Collins said.

"The driver of the vehicle that struck the building, Anthony Wiechers, a 54-year-old Novato resident, exhibited objective signs of being impaired," Collins said.

Wiechers, who did not suffer any injuries in the crash, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and booked into the Marin County Jail, according to the lieutenant.

No one was in the car that was struck, which was parked next door to the building that was hit, Collins said.

The collision caused minor damage to the building and moderate damage to the parked vehicle, he said.