SUV crashes through San Antonio home where elderly woman was sleeping
SUV crashed through home on South San Joaquin near West Commerce pinning woman against a wall Oct. 18, 2020/KTSA Photo-Elizabeth Ruiz
SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) – A driver speeding in an SUV left a path of destruction in a West Side neighborhood around 11:30 Sunday night.
Lydia Rivera surveys damage on her property after SUV knocked mowed down her fence and crashed through neighbor’s home on South San Joaquin Oct.18, 2020/ KTSA Photo- Elizabeth Ruiz
Residents on South San Joaquin near West Commerce told KTSA News the driver was speeding when the SUV veered out of control, knocked down a utility pole, plowed down a fence, and crashed through the living room of the two-story home next door. An elderly woman sleeping downstairs was covered with debris when her son came downstairs.
The woman and the driver of the SUV were transported to a hospital.
SUV crashed through home on South San Joaquin near West Commerce pinning woman against the wall Oct. 18, 2020/ KTSA Photo- Elizabeth Ruiz
CPS Energy crews replaced the utility pole and turned off electricity to a couple of homes that had power lines strewn across their yards. Another crew returned around 8 a.m. Monday to work to complete the repairs.
Three homes were affected by the accident.