Crime & Safety
Car Crash Lands On Roof Of PA Home In 'Intentional Act': Police
Photos from inside the Decatur Township home show extensive damage to a room where the car landed partially inside.
DECATUR, PA — Shocking photos straight out of a movie show a car crashed into the second story of a home in Decatur Township Sunday evening.
The Junction Fire Company, which responded to the scene, shared photos on Facebook of a Toyota Corolla smashed into the home and lodged onto its roof.
The driver of the car was taken to the hospital but their condition is unknown, officials told ABC27. No one inside the home was injured, according to the outlet.
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It was “determined through an investigation that the crash was an intentional act and charges are pending at this time," Pennsylvania State Police told ABC27.
Officials wrote on Facebook that they were able to remove the car from the roof, stabilize the house, and help the homeowners put a tarp over the gaping hole to protect the house as storms roll in.
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Photos from inside the home show extensive damage to a room where the car landed partially inside.
Officials did not share details as to how the car went airborne.
Patch reached out to the Junction Fire Company and Pennsylvania State Police for more information.
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