A driver was injured when a car crashed into the roof of a home in suburban Los Angeles Sunday night, authorities said.
The car, a white Mercedes-Benz sedan, veered off the road and crashed into the Killeen family's Rancho Palos Verdes home, leaving a large hole in the roof.
“There was a car in our family's room with lights on and it was smoking. She went over the median. The car went behind the house,” homeowner Joanne Killeen told ABC 7. It flew over a pine tree and landed in our family.” I went into the room and removed the roof.
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According to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, the dramatic accident occurred just before 6 p.m. Sunday and the only person injured was the driver and no one inside the home.
“We were dispatched on October 20, 2024 at 5:55 a.m. in response to a traffic collision involving a structure,” Los Angeles County Fire Marshal Luis Garcia told FOX News Digital. “We arrived on scene at 5:58 a.m. in the 28000 block of Santona Drive in Rancho Palos Verdes.”
The crash, which occurred just before 6 p.m., left a large hole in the roof. (KTTV)
Garcia said the car went over the side of a hill and into a home, leaving the driver trapped. The driver was then rescued at 6:17 and taken to a nearby hospital at 6:30.
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“There is no final report, but what I gather is that an older woman was traveling in Hawthorn.” [Boulevard]'' a Lomita Sheriff's Office official told Fox News Digital. ”She might have fallen asleep. ”
At this time, authorities do not believe drugs or alcohol were involved in the accident.
An elderly driver veered off the road Sunday evening and crashed into the roof of a Killeen home in Rancho Palos Verdes. (KTTV)
“She lost control of the vehicle and entered the home. She extricated herself and was subsequently treated for fire damage,” officials said. “And they have no suspicions of drug use.”
Killeen, the homeowner, said the sedan was then removed from the home using a “cherry picker” crane.
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The driver's identity has not been released.
