LAUDERHILL, FLA. (WSVN) – Police took the driver of a pickup truck into custody after, they said, the motorist slammed into a rental home in Lauderhill while driving under the influence.<\/p>\n
Lauderhill Police units responded to the scene of the crash along Northwest 43rd Terrace, off 12th Street, at around 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Cameras showed the black pickup truck lodged inside the residence located just north of Sunrise Boulevard. The driver\u2019s side air bag appears to have deployed on impact.<\/p>\n
The driver was traveling so fast that they were able to plow through one side of the house and nearly come out through the other.<\/p>\n
Fortunately, investigators said, the rental home was vacant at the time. No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n
Area residents were left in disbelief upon seeing the overnight wreck, but graceful for the silver lining.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s terrible, but I\u2019m happy that the house was unocupied at this time,\u201d said next-door neighbor Nadia Gordon.<\/p>\n
Gordon told 7News that if the truck had crashed into her home instead, it would have hit her.<\/p>\n
\u201cI deliberately slept in my living room there, so this is a miracle for me,\u201d she said. \u201cI stayed right here in the \u2013 right here, [in the part of my home] where he would have hit me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Officers determined the driver was impaired and took them into custody. The motorist was then transported for processing.<\/p>\n
Cameras captured the vehicle almost completely inside the residence. It was later towed away from the property.<\/p>\n
Just after 6 a.m., 7News cameras captured the front of the house boarded up with plywood.<\/p>\n
Police have not identified the driver or specified what charges they could be facing, as their investigation continues.<\/p>\n
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