That Moment When an Unexpected Guest Literally Drops In

Residents of a Rochester Hills were preparing dinner Tuesday when they heard a car crash through the basement wall of a house in their quiet neighborhood. (Screenshot via WDIV-TV)

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Rochester Hills resident Roy Habeck says his neighborhood on Chestnut Lane, near Livernois and Tienken is so quiet “you could sleep in the road here.”

It’s a good thing no one tested that theory about dinnertime Tuesday.

A car, which authorities estimate was traveling about 70 mph, careened through the neighborhood, shearing fences and barely missing fire hydrants before slamming into the basement with his car, WDIV-TV reports.

“He kept saying, ‘I know I’m in trouble,’ and, ‘I have $50,000; I’ll give you half.’ ” – Neighbor Roy Habeck

The driver didn’t just hit the wall of the brick house, but drove right through it and landed in the basement.

No one was home at the time. Holly Bielawski said her mother, who owns the house, was “hysterical” when she saw the gaping hole in the side of the house.

“It was very shocking,” Bielawski said. “We didn’t realize it was fully in the basement.”

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Habeck said he talked to the driver, who he said was pale and confused, but didn’t smell like alcohol. The man didn’t know where he was, Habeck said, and thought he was still on the street.

“He kept saying, ‘I know I’m in trouble,’ and, ‘I have $50,000; I’ll give you half,’” Habeck said.

The man sustained only minor injuries and was taken by police to an area hospital for observation.