Woman Crashes Car Into Burlington House

BURLINGTON, MA -- Burlington Police say a woman in her fifties may have had a medical episode Tuesday, causing her to lose control of her car and crash it into the front of a house. No one was home at the time of the crash and the driver was aided by neighbors before being taken to a hospital, where she is expected to recover.

Homeowners Matt Rausch and Lauren Puccia told WHDH-TV that they were at work at the time of the accident. A home surveillance video shows the crash, and also shows that a school bus was dropping off children just minutes before the crash. The car goes completely airborne for a minute after hitting the curb and before crashing into the house.

"I was shocked and wanted to know if everyone was okay and what our house looked like. It was pretty scary," Puccia told the television news station.

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