MIRAMAR, FLA. (WSVN) - A family of three has been left without a place to call home after, officials said, a suspected drunk driver slammed into their house in Miramar.
Miramar Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the crash along Sunshine Boulevard, near Miramar Parkway, at around 3 a.m., Sunday.
Officials said the driver of a black BMW lost control of the car and slammed into a bedroom.
Speaking through a translator, resident Jhenny Luna said her son, Jonathan Guzman, was inside that room.
“Around 3 a.m. … a drunk driver was driving and impacted our home. My son was sleeping,” she said.
The impact left the walls cracked and Guzman’s bedroom destroyed.
“The car crashed into the house while I was sleeping right in my room,” said Guzman through a translator.
Officials said there were two people inside the home. No one was seriously hurt, but crews treated Guzman for minor injuries at the scene.
Luna said she’s grateful the outcome was not worse.
“Thank you, God, that nothing happened to him because it’s his life. Things can be replaced, but I’m so grateful to God right now with all the blessings I have received,” she said. “This has been the greatest blessing of all that my son is OK. He only suffered a head and foot injury.”
Police have since arrested the driver and charged them with DUI.
A building inspector arrived to the house and deemed the structure unsafe and unfit to be lived in.
“I wasn’t home when this happened. I was in Homestead. Everything is OK,” said Luna. “I don’t know where the driver is. The material can be replaced. I hope this never happens again.”
The American Red Cross is helping the family, who were seen packing their belongings and their pets.
The BMW was later removed from the scene.
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