Lakewood Woman Cooking When Car Crashes Into Her Kitchen

LAKEWOOD, CO — A woman was cooking in her kitchen Tuesday in Lakewood when a driver crashed through her kitchen wall, fire officials said.

The vehicle smashed into the back of the house, at West 5th Avenue and Harlan Street, and sent debris and the dishwasher flying across the room, according to West Metro Fire Rescue.

The woman was cooking at her stove, which was next to the dishwasher, and she was missed by inches, fire officials said.

The woman suffered minor injuries, and the driver wasn't injured, officials said.

"Our firefighters gathered up the resident's litter of puppies and took them over to a neighbor to keep them safe while crews worked to remove the vehicle and shut off a broken waterline," West Metro Fire Rescue said in a tweet.

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As of Wednesday morning, the cause of the crash was not known.

An investigation was underway.