NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. (WFLA) — Two people were arrested Saturday after a vehicle smashed into an occupied residence in Lee County.
The crash happened around 9 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 28 in North Fort Myers, according to a report by the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP).
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The driver, 24-year-old Brenden Dennis McCarthy, of Cape Coral, had been traveling south on Interstate 75 when, for an unknown reason, he drove off the roadway.
The sedan went through a fence before crashing into a home on Williamsburg Drive, troopers said.
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Multiple people were reportedly inside the home at the time. However, officials said none of them were injured.
McCarthy and a passenger in his vehicle, 24-year-old Rachel Lynn Wright, of Cape Coral, took off on foot after the crash, according to the FHP.
Authorities said they learned that Wright had an active felony warrant. She and McCarthy were later located and arrested.