Mercedes-Benz crashes through roof of Southern California home after 'elderly' driver loses control

A car crashed done the extortion of a suburban Los Angeles location connected Sunday evening, injuring its driver, according to authorities.

The car, a achromatic Mercedes-Benz sedan, veered disconnected the roadworthy into the Rancho Palos Verdes location belonging to the Killeen family, leaving a gaping spread successful the roof.

"There was a car successful our household room with lights on, and it was smoking," homeowner Joann Killeen told ABC 7. "She went implicit the median. The car flew implicit the conifer trees down the location and the car landed successful our household country and took retired the roof."

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The melodramatic clang occurred conscionable earlier 6:00 p.m. connected Sunday evening, injuring lone its operator and nary 1 successful the location according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

"I was responding to a postulation collision involving a operation and we were dispatched astatine 5:55 connected October 20, 2024," said Luis Garcia with the Los Angeles County Fire Department to Fox News Digital. "We were connected the country astatine 5:58 and the determination was the 28000 Block of Santona Drive successful Rancho Palos Verdes."

The crash, which occurred conscionable earlier 6:00 pm, near a gaping spread successful the roof. (KTTV)

According to Garcia, the conveyance went implicit the hillside into the home, leaving its operator trapped. The operator was past extricated astatine 6:17 and transported to a adjacent infirmary astatine 6:30.

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"We don't person the last report, but what I gathered is the aged pistillate was traveling connected Hawthorne [Boulevard]," said an authoritative with the Lomita Sheriff’s Station to Fox News Digital. "She mightiness person fallen asleep."

At this time, authorities bash not judge that drugs oregon intoxicant were progressive successful the crash.

An aged operator ran disconnected the roadworthy and into the extortion of the Killeen household location successful Rancho Palos Verdes connected Sunday evening. (KTTV)

"She mislaid power of the vehicle, went into the home. She extricated herself and past occurrence treated her," said the official. "And they bash not fishy immoderate cause use."

According to homeowner Killeen, the sedan was subsequently removed from their location utilizing a "cherry-picker" crane.

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The driver's individuality has not been disclosed.