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Driver who crashed into Embassy Suites ID'd

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A man drove his car through the lobby doors of The Embassy Suites on Belvedere Road in West Palm Beach Monday morning.

West Palm Beach police said it happened around 5 a.m.

RELATED: Photos from the scene

Police identified the driver as 27-year-old Patrick Collie Jr.  

Officers arrested him and charged him with DUI (property damage) and possession of marijuana under 20 grams.

The vehicle made it several hundred feet inside and ended up near the hotel bar. Most of the damage, however, happened at the entrance.

Collie Jr., was the sole occupant of the car.

There were no injuries.

Car crashes into West Palm Beach Embassy Suites and drives all the way to the hotel's bar, several hundred feet back!! Tune in to WPTV for live reports. http://bit.ly/1JoKWWC

Posted by Jacqulyn Powell WPTV on Monday, January 4, 2016