Durham Police are investigating a serious crash that happened early Friday morning near South Roxboro Street, after a vehicle apparently struck a home and ended up tangled between two large trees. The crash occurred shortly after 1 a.m., and officers got the call around 3 a.m. By the time they arrived, a nearby house appeared to have suffered structural damage to its roof.
Cedar News reported that officers found a vehicle caught between large trees and a nearby home with apparent roof damage. The outlet said it was not clear whether anyone was inside the home. The woman driving the vehicle was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Durham police, as reported by WRAL, which also covered the incident.
As of Friday morning, investigators had not determined what led to the crash, Cedar News reported. Durham Police had not announced whether citations would be issued.
A String of Home-Involved Crashes Around the Triangle
This is not the first time a vehicle has ended up inside — or on top of — a North Carolina home in recent months. In Cumberland County, a woman crashed into a tree and then hit a house early one Sunday morning, according to WRAL. That crash happened around 3 a.m. on Dobbin Holmes Road near Dunn Road in Eastover, after the driver’s car flipped; she was extracted by first responders and airlifted to the hospital, while at least two people inside the house were not injured…