Truck Plows into Winchester Home, Causes Over $100K in Damage: Police

WINCHESTER, MA — A truck crashed into a home on Lorena Road off Highland Avenue in Winchester Wednesday afternoon causing what is currently estimated to be over $100,000 in damage, according to Winchester Safety Officer Sgt. Tom Groux.

Groux told Patch that at around 11 a.m. Wednesday morning a large box truck parked further up the road rolled approximately 130 feet and crashed into a two-car garage. Nobody was injured as a result of the crash, and nobody was home at the time of the crash.

"Thank God nobody was hurt," Groux said."I don't remember seeing a crash like this before, and never remember seeing a crash on that road."

The driver of the truck told police that he had turned his wheels in the proper direction and utilized chock blocks to keep the vehicle in place. Groux stated that at this time, the cause of the crash is being categorized as an equipment malfunction.

Peabody-based A-1 Restaurant Traders, the owner of the vehicle, was cited for defective equipment. All of the truck's paperwork was intact, according to Groux.

The building inspectors are still determining whether the home is still safe to occupy, and the situation is ongoing.

"It's one of the more steep hills that we have," Groux said of Lorena Road."It's not very long, but it's steep."

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