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DeKalb police say DUI driver left roadway, struck a house, walked away

Harold Duncan (Credit: DeKalb County Police Department)
Harold Duncan (Credit: DeKalb County Police Department)
By Raisa Habersham
May 3, 2016

A man walked away from his car Tuesday after it struck a house about 8:30 p.m., police say.

Harold Duncan, 45, of Stone Mountain allegedly drifted off the roadway in his 2011 GMC Savana before he crashed into a house in the 700 block of Arbor Hills.

DeKalb County police charged Duncan with driving under the influence, failure to maintain lane and driving without a driver’s license.

No injuries were reported.

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Raisa Habersham is the Intown Atlanta hyperlocal reporter for The Atlanta-Journal Constitution.

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