‘Trying to crawl out’: Macomb County girl recalls car crashing into bedroom, throwing her into yard

MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. – A car crashed into a Macomb County home early on Monday morning, driving through a 9-year-old girl’s bedroom.

Laila Breitshtrus was sleeping in her room inside her home near 10 Mile Road and Van Dyke Avenue in Center Line, when the vehicle smashed through her wall.

The girl and her bed were thrown out of the room and into the front yard. Police said the SUV missed hitting Laila’s baby sister, who was sleeping in an adjacent room, by just four feet…

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS