 The shocking moment the digger crashed into the house and cars has been captured on camera. Footage filmed by onlookers shows the digger running into the Ford Focus on the driveway of the house, almost flipping it over with the digger's bucket. The driver can be seen holding his phone calmly behind the wheel of the JCB, the Mail Online reports. Next, a man and woman emerge from the house. The driver could be seen behind the wheel calmly holding his phone during the rampage ( WALES NEWS SERVICE) One of the cars was left sitting on an angle after being smashed by the digger ( WALES NEWS SERVICE) The pair appeared stunned as they waved their hands, seemingly pleading for the driver to stop. At one point the man bangs on the window of the cab before raising his hands to his head in despair. A clip of the incident, spanning three minutes, was filmed by workmen parked in a van nearby. The state of the silver Ford Focus after being hit by the digger){kind=link}
Mark Holmes is accused of drunkenly ramming the digger into a silver Ford Focus and a blue Ford Fiesta in a driveway outside the home in Blackwood, Gwent in south Wales
A motorist has appeared in court after allegedly stealing a JCB digger and smashing it into a house and two cars before being arrested at a McDonalds drive-thru.
Mark Holmes, 55, is accused of drunkenly ramming the digger into a silver Ford Focus and a blue Ford Fiesta in a driveway outside the home in Blackwood, Gwent in south Wales.
Holmes, of Penybryn, Caerphilly, appeared at Newport Magistrates’ Court facing a string of charges following the spree of destruction on November 9.
He has been accused of causing criminal damage, assault occasioning actual bodily harm against a woman, dangerous driving, aggravated vehicle taking and drink driving with 60 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.