Falmouth Home Unlivable After Sunday Morning Crash

FALMOUTH, MA — A family home on Cape Cod was left uninhabitable after a car was driven into it early Sunday morning.

At 2:35 a.m. on Sunday, the Falmouth fire and Rescue Department responded to the crash at 780 E. Falmouth Highway. The first arriving units found a mid-sized SUV in the kitchen of a single-family cape-style home.

"With full intrusion into the structure, there was significant damage to the vehicle and home, including an active water leak, electrical hazards, and structural compromise," fire officials said.

The vehicle's sole occupant got themselves out before the fire personnel's arrival, but was transported to Falmouth Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

All home occupants were evacuated from the structure with household pets, and no injuries were sustained.

In preparation for the removal of the vehicle, the tech team shored the damaged floor joists from the basement while Falmouth crews cleared structural members from around the vehicle where it entered the exterior wall.

Utilities were further shut down by respective utility companies and the vehicle was successfully removed from the building by Costas Auto Body at 5:38 a.m., officials said.