Crime & Safety
Update: Parma Mother Believed to Have Fallen Asleep Before Crashing Into House: Police
Further investigation leads police to believe drugs and alcohol not a factor in Monday's crash.

After further investigation, Middleburg Heights police believe the Parma mother that crashed into a house yesterday was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol according to Cleveland.com. It is believed she fell asleep or fainted before the accident.
Patch reported yesterday about the woman, now identified by the website as Jennifer Babcock of Parma, whose car flipped into a home on West 130th Street Monday with her daughter, 6, aboard.
Investigators found no sign of Babcock attempting to apply the brakes 2016 GMC Terrain Clevland.com reported. The car damaged the home’s roof, steps, porch, and sidewall.
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Police are also looking into claims that Babcock had crashed into the back of a 2016 Chevy Equinox, knocking the Equinox into the intersection while her SUV kept moving according to the website.
Police are still investigating various aspects of the incident.
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