COMMERCE CITY, Colo. -- Neighbors on a stretch of East 117th Avenue in Commerce City might have thought they were witnessing a demolition derby Monday morning when a driver in the area began mowing over a couple of lawns, smashing dozens of road signs and parked vehicles, and even slamming into a few homes.

The driver suspected of causing all the damage is Galen R. Bostron, 48. Bostron is being held in the Adams County Detention Facility and faces charges of driving under the influence of drugs, reckless driving, reckless endangerment, leaving the scene of an accident and felony criminal mischief.

Here's what police say happened:

It all began just before 8:50 a.m. when Bostron left his house in the 11700 block of Fraser Street and hit a parked car on the 117th Avenue intersection. Bostron continued east on 117th Avenue and drove into a yard and struck a house.

"I was in the basement when I heard a boom," said resident Alan Rhoades.

"I panicked. I was scared. I didn't know what was happening. And then he came up on the yard and that's when my husband came out and tried to get him to stop what he was doing," said homeowner Rose Notyce.

The homeowner got out and confronted Bostron but Bostron backed over two front yards and slammed into a car parked in the neighbor's driveway. Bostron continued east on 117th Avenue, whacked a real estate sign and a mailbox, drove through a pile of landscaping material and knocked over a yield sign.

Witnesses say he sped off, drove through a traffic circle island in the Granby and 117th Avenue intersection, drove over a traffic median a few blocks away, and wiped out signs in the median. He then slammed into a backyard fence, drove into the back yard and then crashed into a playground structure, police said.

"Normally, the kids would have been in the back yard but we were up late last night so they were still in the house," said homeowner Shaun Bryant.

Bostron tried to back his car out of the yard but was stuck. As he spun his tires, trying to back up and out over the mud, rocks peppered Bryant's house.

"We're lucky he didn't take out the dog, he normally lays back down here," Bryant said.

It's not yet known how badly his car what type of car he was driving.

Neighbors detained Bostron until police arrived and took him into custody.

Fortunately, no one was hurt.

"We haven't determined how much intent was actual or due to the drug use," said Commerce City Lt. Ross Sibley.

Police said Bostron had no prior drug use but neighbors said he's been "out of it" recently.