A unit complex at Shoal Bay has severe structural damage after a man crashed his car into it on Saturday afternoon.
Police received reports a Toyota Hilux collided with the exterior wall of a unit complex on Shoal Bay Road.
The driver then allegedly reversed into a load-bearing wall of the same unit complex, causing part of the wall to collapse.
Residents of the unit complex self-evacuated without injury.
Officers found a 19-year-old man in the driver’s seat of the vehicle.
The man was breath tested and allegedly returned a positive reading.
He was arrested and taken to Nelson Bay Police Station.
The man suffered a medical episode and was taken to Tomaree Hospital.
Fire and Rescue NSW assessed the damage to the unit complex and determined that a structural engineer will need to conduct a further examination.
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