SUNRISE, Fla. – A truck slammed into a home in Broward County on Monday night.
Police roped the home off for safety reasons.
Neighbors said the driver lost control of their vehicle, crashing into the home and leaving a gaping hole and extensive damage behind.
Thankfully, no one was inside the home at the time of the crash.
According to authorities, the incident happened just after 7:30 p.m. Monday at the home located along the 6100 block of Northwest 18th Court in Sunrise.
“We were sitting in the yard and all of a sudden we see the truck and the dude come right here and hit this hump, you hear a bunch of tires, he lost control, he caught it, he hit the gas and ran into the house,” said Oliver Brown, who witnessed the crash. “We heard the loud boom, and we ran out in the street to see if everybody was OK.”
Authorities said the truck plowed into the homeowners’ bedroom that had just been remodeled.
It took fire crews quite some time to help remove the truck from the home before it was towed away. Neighbors told Local 10 News’ Sanela Sabovic that the driver seem disoriented and had some cuts on his legs and arms.
He was taken to a nearby hospital to get checked out, but is expected to be OK.
The homeowner said she is thankful that she and her husband are alive and that no one else was hurt.