4 People Lose Homes After Car Smashes Through Townhouses

SOUTH AUSTIN, TX — A vehicle crashed into a pair of townhouses in East Austin on Wednesday night — crashing from one building through another adjacent to it — with dramatic photos by fire officials illustrating the damage caused.

Despite the structure damage, neither the vehicle's occupant nor anyone inside the buildings were injured, emergency officials said. The incident occurred around 11 p.m. along the 2700 block of Halycon Drive near North Pleasant Valley Road in the dubbed The Orchard. The driver of the stolen truck that hit the buildings fled the scene, officials said.

Notwithstanding the lack of injuries, four residents have been displaced from their homes, according to fire officials.

"Amazing that no one was hurt or killed," fire officials wrote on Twitter, accompanying the text with photos showing the damage. "Two homes will be uninhabitable."

Austin-Travis County EMS medics reported a man in his 20s (presumably the driver) declined medical treatment.

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