A speeding SUV driver hit an embankment, went airborne and became stuck on top of a person’s house, authorities said.
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St. Louis firefighters responded to the call on Sunday and had to carefully remove the man from the roof, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
The driver was taken to a local hospital and was said to be in and out of consciousness, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Bruce Redding, the 66-year-old homeowner, was in complete shock when he got home from the gym, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
“I can see straight through my house,” Redding, who recently paid off the home, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “This is everything that I’ve worked for all my life, and for someone to run through a stop sign and destroy it […]”
Members of @STLFireDept's Collapse Rescue Task Force extricate/#rescue one occupant; #EMS transported in critical condition. #STLCity pic.twitter.com/IoumGRMpFA
— St. Louis Fire Dept (@STLFireDept) July 16, 2017