Nassau County police say a man was charged with driving...

Nassau County police say a man was charged with driving while intoxicated after his car hit a house on Polaris Drive in Levittown Tuesday afternoon. Credit: Neil Miller

A man whose car slammed into a Levittown home Tuesday afternoon, injuring a resident, was charged with driving while intoxicated, Nassau police said.

Robert Cunningham, 53, lives in Levittown. Police said he was driving on Polaris Drive at about 4:45 p.m. when he lost control and his car hit the house, causing "significant" damage to the home.

Cunningham was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. An 84-year-old female resident of the house was also taken to a hospital with non-critical injuries, police said.

Cunningham is set to be arraigned on Wednesday.

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