ST. PETE, Fla. — The St. Petersburg Police Department (SPPD) said a car crashed into a home and caught fire on Monday morning.
SPPD said a Honda Accord crashed into a house and caught fire on 14th Avenue South around 3 a.m. on June 8.
WATCH: Car crashed into home and caught fire in St. Pete: SPFR
Officials said the residents of the home were able to evacuate and were uninjured.
The home sustained significant structural damage, per the report.
SPPD released a video of the suspect leaving the crime scene.
WATCH: Police release video in search for driver who hit house and fled in St. Pete
Tampa Bay 28 spoke with the homeowners, who said they woke up to a loud noise.
"My husband got up to go see what was going on, and he was like, ' You need to get up, it’s a car in the living room, and the house is on fire," said homeowner Sandra Henderson.
Her husband has lived in the home for 30 years.
She said they couldn't believe what they were seeing.
“When I looked, I just panicked. I just couldn’t get myself together... I was stunned, I couldn’t hardly breathe," said Henderson.
She and her husband escaped out the back door.
“We had to kick the fence down to get out of the backyard and everything," said Henderson.
The car that crashed into their home landed on top of Henderson's car as well.
“My car is totaled because the car was on top of my car so it’s totaled I can’t drive that," she said.
Henderson told Tampa Bay 28 that the driver was nowhere to be found once she and her husband made it safely outside.
“I’m upset, devastated, disappointed. How can you do something like this and take off and leave?” said Henderson.
The couple is now left trying to figure out how to move forward, and they hope police find the person who did this.
“This is all we have," said Henderson.
Police said the driver of the car fled the scene on foot and is at large.
Editorial note: St. Petersburg Police information contained in this report and said the car was not stolen and belonged to a family member
This is a developing story. Tampa Bay 28 will provide more details as they become available.
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