CLEARWATER, Fla. — A 15-year-old boy driving a Dodge Durango crashed into a home on Tuesday night, according to Florida Highway Patrol (FHP).
FHP said the Clearwater teen was headed northbound on South Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue very fast around 10 p.m. on May 26.
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He lost control, left the roadway near Hall Street, hitting multiple traffic control devices and utility fixtures before slamming into the property in the 1600 block of South Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, according to FHP's report.
FHP said the teen in the Durango collided with the home and another vehicle.
He suffered no life-threatening injuries and was transported to an area hospital, FHP said.
Homeowner Kirk Pillow said he was relaxing on the couch with his wife when they heard a car screeching down the street at about 100 miles per hour, followed by a loud, fiery crash.
“We poked our head out the front door in amazement, shock, stunned, like couldn’t believe it, that we literally saw a car hanging off the front of our porch, so we ran back inside, dialed 911, about that time the car was literally on the roof of the porch and it rolled back off onto my wife’s SUV,” said Pillow.
Pillow said his wife was thinking about driving to the store just minutes before the crash.
“I’m blessed, more than blessed, it’s funny because my wife pointed up to the front door and we have a wooden cross above the door, that’s what it’s all about,” said Pillow.
Pillow also said he’s appreciative of all the neighbors who helped with the cleanup.
“Some of them I never even met before, really brings us together, it was wild, it was a wild experience,” said Pillow.
The family has set up a GoFundMe to help pay for repairs on the home. It can be found here.
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