According to the Downey Police Department, the incident was reported at about 2:28 a.m. in the 9500 block of Gallatin Road. A man, identified only as a 24-year-old Maywood resident, was driving eastbound on Gallatin when he crashed into a home at the end of a cul-de-sac.

David Allsop had said he only had "a few beers" the night before, but police said he smelled of alcohol shortly before a scheduled flight.