HOLLYWOOD, FLA. (WSVN) - Police have arrested a Hollywood man accused of driving into a home and injuring a child who lives there.
Hollywood police arrested 26-year-old Joshua Cypress, Thursday, charging him with driving with a suspended license, running a stop sign and operating a motor vehicle without insurance.
Police said Cypress was driving a gray 2013 Chevrolet Impala when he crashed into a child’s bedroom at a home near North 56th Avenue and Lincoln Street, Thursday morning.
A 5-year-old boy who was sleeping at the time was thrown against the wall on the other side of the room. The boy was then rushed to the hospital. He has since been released and is expected to be OK.
“The kid was screaming hysterically — [imagine] just waking up in the middle of the night and you see a car right in front of you,” said witness Tony Felipe.
The boy’s father described the scene as he jumped into action when he heard the crash.
“We heard a big crash. We went inside my son’s room, and then he was pushed by the car all the way to the sofa,” said the boy’s father Carlos Gallardo. “He was complaining about knee, shoulder and neck pain. We called 911. When we come out of the house, we saw these two vehicles parked outside of the house.”
Police said when they responded to the scene, Cypress told an officer, “Sir, I don’t have a license. It’s no good.” Cypress was then arrested without incident.
Investigators later determined that Cypress caused the crash because he failed to stop at a stop sign, thus hitting another car and then driving into the home.
“The guy drove through the stop sign and when he tried to stop, he hit the house,” Felipe said.
Cypress was also taken to the hospital and will be taken to the Broward Sheriff’s Office jail.
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