HIALEAH, Fla. – Two vehicles were involved in a crash Thursday that resulted in one of the cars crashing into a home in Hialeah.
The crash occurred around 11:05 a.m. in the area of Southeast First Street and Ninth Avenue.
Sky 10 was above the scene just after noon as a Jeep SUV was completely inside the home.
Another car was up on the sidewalk, flattening some of the bushes outside the home.
Lt. Carlos González, with the Hialeah Fire Department, said in an email to Local 10 News that the driver of the SUV lost control of the vehicle, hitting a car first before going into the house.
“Loud crash -- it was like an explosion,” a neighbor identified only as Dennis said.
After hitting the white car, the Jeep crashed into the front of the concrete home, into the owner’s bedroom.
Hialeah police Lt. Eddie Rodriguez later confirmed that the driver of the SUV was a 35-year-old man.
Local 10 has since learned that an elderly woman who owns the home was inside at the time, along with a man and his 7-month-old baby. No injuries were reported.
The brother of one of the people who was inside told Local 10 they are shaken up.
He said he also spoke to the driver of the Jeep.
“Just one guy. He say the brakes don’t work properly and he tried to stop, and then he pressed the gas instead,” the brother said.
Dennis told Local 10 people race through the neighborhood regularly.
“If you can’t control your car, don’t get in it,” he said.
According to González, the building department has declared the home condemned and unsafe until further notice.