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Driver Who Slammed into Home May Have Medical Issue: Police

A motorist was taken to the hospital for evaluation after smashing into the back of a Rochester Hills home.

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ROCHESTER HILLS, MI – Some Rochester Hills residents got a jolt Sunday evening when an out-of-control vehicle smashed into the back of their home, authorities said.

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Neither the driver nor the residents of the home in the 800 block of Timberline Drive were injured in the accident, which occurred about 6 p.m., but the driver may have experienced a medical issue and was taken to Crittenton Hospital in Rochester Hills for evaluation, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

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The sheriff’s office said the vehicle had had been traveling westbound on Tienken Road when it crossed into the eastbound lanes and left the roadway, continued through a vacant field, through some trees and crashed into the back of a house.

The Rochester Hills Fire Department disconnected the gas line to the residence and shored up the foundation, the sheriff’s office said.

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