A car slammed through a house and narrowly avoided the young children inside.
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Shortly before 9 a.m. Sunday, a Volkswagen sedan traveled across the front lawn of the single-story home on Thornridge Drive at the intersection with Tamarack Lane and went into the front of the residence.
Barry Adams was visiting his daughter and grandchildren at the home when the vehicle breached the front of the residence. Adams had just brought the family breakfast from Dunkin’ ahead of a planned trip to the community pool.
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“It just happened so fast,” Adams said, noting that the children were pushed out of harm’s way as the vehicle collided with the front of the house.
No injuries were reported for either the residents or the driver, according to authorities.
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Witnesses at the scene stated that the female driver repeatedly remarked after the crash that she had to be at work by 10 a.m.
Falls Township police took the woman into custody at the scene. No charges had been filed as of early Sunday afternoon.
Falls Township Fire Marshal Rich Dippolito responded to the scene and confirmed the residence sustained serious structural damage.
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A contractor was brought to the property to secure the structure and board up the opening left by the sedan, while a tow truck crew extracted the vehicle from the home.
In addition to police and the fire marshal, Levittown Fire Company No. 1 responded to the scene.
Correction: Levittown Fire Company No. 1, not Levittown Fire Company No. 2 responded to the scene.
