Toyota Corolla Crashes Into Second Floor Of House, Police Think It Was Intentional

It's the second time in a week a Corolla crashed into a house, but this time the driver faces criminal charges.

Toyota Corolla Crashes Into Second Floor Of House

Mark Webb

By: Mark Webb

Aug 8, 2023 at 9:12pm ET

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A car crashing into a house is not an uncommon occurrence except when it lands on the second floor. Then it becomes a curiosity, leaving people wondering how and why the car got there. Lewiston, Pennsylvania, residents were left with such questions this week when a car crashed onto someone's roof, but police say the crash was intentional.

The gray 2006 Toyota Corolla destroyed a corner of the house containing a bedroom and a dormer window, coming to rest partially inside the house and on the roof of the front porch. When the Junction Fire Company arrived, they found the homeowner uninjured but transported the driver, Evan Miller, to the Geisinger Lewiston Hospital. The rescue team also extracted the vehicle and helped the homeowners stabilize the house, adding structural support columns and a tarp to keep out the weather.

The Pennsylvania State Police determined the crash was not an accident and charged Miller with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, and criminal mischief. If convicted, he could face between five and 20 years in prison. There's no word if Miller knew the homeowners. It's also unclear if he deliberately tried to crash his car into the house or was attempting another stunt.

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As to how the car ended up on the second floor, police believe Miller hit a culvert used to carry water under the house's driveway, causing the Corolla to go airborne. A spokesperson for the Junction Fire Company said authorities believe the rise and elevation of the culvert were sufficient to clear vehicles in the home's driveway and gain enough height to crash into the home's second floor.

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Surprisingly, it's not the first Toyota Corolla car crash we've seen recently, or for that matter, the first Corolla that crashed into a house. Last week a delivery driver crashed a Corolla into a house in North Point, Florida, after running a stop sign. It also got airborne but caused minimal damage to the house. The homeowner was inside at the time, recording a sewing instructional video, which captured the accident.

Source: Washington Post via Autoblog

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