MELROSE, MASS. (WHDH) - A woman attempting to maneuver a turn drove across a lawn, through a vacant driveway, and landed in a backyard swimming pool in Melrose on Wednesday, officials said.
Firefighters responding to 228 Upham St. found severe property damage and a totaled red sedan floating in an icy pool, according to the Melrose Fire Department.
The woman, whose name has not been released, was said to be conscious, alert, and complaining of chest pains before she was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital. There was no immediate word on her condition.
The homeowner was not inside at the time of the crash but alerted authorities after returning home from errands to find a car in the pool.
“He (homeowner) saw the garage was broken and the door was broken,” a housekeeper who heard the crash told 7News. “He was freaking out too. He asked me to call 911.”
The housekeeper, who did not want to appear on camera, told 7News that the driver had managed to climb out of her car before emergency crews arrived.
“I go to the backyard and she was already out of the car. Then I bring some towels and blankets and tried to clean the bleeding. She was bleeding,” the housekeeper said. “She kept on saying ‘the truck hit me, the truck hit me.’ But there was no truck.”
Video from Sky7 HD showed large shards of wood scattered all over the yard and a gaping hole in the side of the home.
Crews have since removed the wrecked car from the pool.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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