Vehicle Crashed into House in Welland – Driver Charged with Impaired Operation

On Sunday, March 15, 2026, at approximately 9:15 p.m., uniformed officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 3 District (Welland/Pelham) responded to repots of a vehicle that had crashed into a home in the area of East Main Street and Golden Boulevard West in Welland.

Responding officers found a black 2015 Jeep Compass fully into a single storey home.  The driver of the vehicle had fled on foot but was caught a short distance away.

27-year-old Ashdon WOOLDRIDGE of Niagara Falls was arrested and charged with the following offences.

• Impaired Operation of a Conveyance
• Dangerous Operation
• Operation While Prohibited
• Impaired Operation of a Conveyance – Exceed Blood Alcohol Concentration
• Fail to Remain at the Scene of an Accident

WOOLDRIDGE remains in custody and is scheduled to attend a bail hearing Monday, March 16, 2026, at the Robert S.K. Welch Courthouse, located at 59 Church Street in St. Catharines.

None of the occupants of the home were injured in this incident, nor was the driver of the vehicle.  The vehicle remains lodged in the home pending an evaluation from a structural engineer.

Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to contact the Niagara Regional Police Service’s 3 District (Wellan/Pelham) at 905-688-4111, option 3, extension 1023300.

Members of the public who wish to provide information anonymously are encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers of Niagara online or by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards to persons who contact the program with information that leads to an arrest.