Vehicle Hits House on Highway 97

December 8, 2007

9997wreck01.jpgA Dodge pickup truck driven by Henry Edward Myrick of Sunshine Hill Road, Molino collided with a house at the intersection of Highway 97 and County Road 99 in Walnut Hill Saturday morning. There were no injuries.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers say the accident happened about 3:15 a.m. when Myrick failed to stop at the stop sign on Highway 99, went through the intersection and collided with the corner of the house. The truck continued for a short distance past the corner of the house, parallel to the brick home, missing a propane tank by about two feet.

Myrick told troopers the accident happened at 3:15 a.m., but he was unable to report it because no one at the home would answer the door. It was called in by a passerby about 7:00 a.m. that reported an unusual vehicle next the house, but did not report it as being an accident. Another passerby discovered it was an accident and reported it as such about 7:10.

The resident of the home, an 94 year old female, told troopers she was asleep in the back bedroom of the house at the time and thought the sound was thunder. She was unaware the house had been hit by a truck until she was summoned to her door by deputies about 7:30.

Troopers say Myrick was issued citations for careless driving and no proof of insurance.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News