While the incident did not injure anyone, Constable Richard Phillips told Chester Magistrates’ Court it was “pure chance that nobody suffered any serious injuries”.
The incident caused distress to the families living in the homes, who reportedly had to flee after the crash and were unable to return as they became structurally unsafe. One resident told the BBC at the time that he had to leave in just his pyjamas.
“All I have is pyjamas and clothes given to me by the Red Cross - it’s literally everything I have, and my cat.”
Cumpsty, of Chester, was arrested at the scene after failing a roadside drug test.
“As a result of one bad decision to get behind the wheel while under the influence, several families were left homeless and commuters travelling into Chester were left with serious disruption for several weeks while repair work was undertaken,” PC Phillips added.
