Careening SUV Crashes Into East Nashville House

EAST NASHVILLE, TN — An SUV reportedly involved in a string of wrecks on Gallatin Road came to a thunderous halt after crashing into an East Nashville home.

Samantha Hughes, 30, is charged with child endangerment, child neglect, leaving the scene of an accident, reckless driving and driving with a suspended license. Police say her runaway Chevrolet SUV caused several wrecks before it careened into a home at Inga Street and Carolyn Avenue.

“I hear a huge crash, the house rumbles,” homeowner Meghan Lee told WKRN. “Yeah, we saw it coming straight for us. ... So, there is a huge hole where our crawl space is. Everything kind of shifted that way toward the house. So, the door frame’s kind of messed up, the floor boards are messed up.”

Hughes and three children were taken to a local hospital. Their conditions are not known.

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