CHELMSFORD, MASS. (WHDH) - A home in Chelmsford suffered some significant damage Tuesday morning after a car plowed through its garage and a back wall on Proctor Road.
The Chelmsford Fire Department said the crash happened after a driver started their vehicle inside the home’s garage and initially reversed into a car behind her, then switched gears to move forward. According to the driver, the pedal had become stuck and the vehicle accelerated, plowing through a wall, ripping off siding and striking an electric meter on the other side.
“As she went forward, went into drive, [it] kind of accelerated forward,” said Chelmsford Fire Captain Danielle Koutsoufis. “I’m just thankful no one was hurt – that’s the most important thing, always.”
Due to the damaged meter, authorities cut both gas and electric service to the home as workers surveyed the damage and began to make repairs.
Crews were able to safely remove the vehicle before noon.
The house sits on the Midnight Moons Stables property, which is a well-known farm in the community.
In the wake of Tuesday’s incident, neighbors including Shirley Kimball came by to offer their support, saying “everyone in the community knows and loves” the family involved.
“They’re a great group,” Kimball said. “Good family.”
Officials said that, due to recent construction work done at the home, they believe the house was still structurally sound, though Koutsoufis said it still needs repairs.
“The family, as I understand it, already has contractors lined up to make repairs,” Koutsoufis said.
In a statement later Tuesday afternoon, Chelmsford police said they were first called to the home around 8:30 a.m. Police said the vehicle involved, a 2016 Mercedes Benz, left a 10-foot high and 7-foot wide hole in the garage.
There were no reported injuries and police said they “did not detect any sign of impairment on the part of the operator.”
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