A driver who fled and left his injured passenger behind after crashing into a Dania Beach home over the weekend is facing charges, authorities said.
The crash happened around 5 p.m. Saturday near the 1300 block of West Dania Beach Boulevard.
The home’s owner, Will, said he and his mother were inside when the car came crashing in through his living room.
“I was in the kitchen and all of a sudden I hear a loud bang and next thing I know it’s the car that ran into the house,” he said.
Deputies and fire rescue crews responded and found the injured female passenger, who was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries, Broward Sheriff’s Office officials said.
Will and his mother weren’t injured, but the crash caused severe damage to the home, which had to be boarded up.
While at the scene, investigators learned the driver, 35-year-old Jimmere Thomas, had returned to the scene as an observer, BSO officials said.
Thomas was taken into custody and faces charges including reckless driving, leaving the scene of an accident, and driving with a suspended license.
Will said he had to board up the home and move out with his mother after the city deemed it unsafe.
“We got a lot to recover from now. After such a loss, it takes a while to recover from these types of things,” he said. “I feel frustrated. You wake up in the morning, you think things are going one way and then all of a sudden it does a complete 180.”