WEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A South Florida homeowner is reeling, days after a pickup truck careened into his townhome, sending the driver to the hospital.
7News cameras on Sunday morning captured Reynier Santiesteban as he shoveled broken glass into a bucket at his home along the 200 block of Northwest 109th Avenue in West Miami-Dade.
“My son was sleeping. Me and my wife were in our bedroom just watching Netflix. We hear like a big boom, and when I came down, I saw that a pickup truck parked in my family room,” he said.
The chaotic crash sent debris such as furniture, glass and drywall flying across the living room, just after midnight on Sunday.
“We could be dead right now,” said Santiesteban.
Santiesteban said he immediately dialed 911.
“I called 911. They responded right away. I was looking because he was like breathing and stuff,” he said.
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene shortly after.
The homeowner said the truck had plowed through several fences before going straight through the wall. The impact appeared to leave the driver unconscious.
“Drove from that street over there. He broke that fence, my fence, and those walls that you can see,” he said. “That guy was passed out when I called 911. He was passed out.”
Paramedics transported the driver to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital in critical condition.
7News cameras captured the aftermath of the crash, showing the black pickup truck that went barreling straight through Santiesteban’s yard.
The truck was eventually pulled out and towed away.
All day Sunday, neighbors were seen helping the family pick up the pieces of debris caused by the crash. The big hole in the townhome’s wall has since been boarded up.
“We got a little bit shocked. I feel like I’m venting out a little bit my frustration because just imagine, we just bought this house, and this happened, you know,” said Santiesteban.
Santiesteban said he and his family are grateful to be OK.
“I feel blessed, man. All the neighbors passed by here to help me, and the [best] part is that neither my wife nor my son suffered some physical injury or something like that,” said the homeowner.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation. It remains unclear whether or not the driver will be facing any charges.
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