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No Injuries When Vehicle Hits House, Pushes Into Young Boy’s Bedroom

There were no injuries when a vehicle plowed into a house on Highway 97 early this morning.

The accident happened at the intersection of Highway 97 and Highway 4 in Davisville about 5 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol says Curtis Palmer, 36, of Atmore, was westbound on Highway 4 when he ran through the stop sign at the end of Highway 4, went across a yard and crashed into a brick house.

There were no injuries to Palmer or anyone in the house.

Palmer’s 2002 Mercury Mountaineer pushed into the brick wall of a bedroom normally occupied by a 10-year old boy. The boy was not at home at the time of the accident.

“I praise God that he was not in that bedroom,” the boy’s mother said. She was asleep at the time of the crash in a nearby bedroom. “He could have been really hurt.”

This is not the first time the home has been hit by a vehicle, according to the homeowner. He said he has tried for years to get the Florida Department of Transportation to place some sort of barrier along Highway 97 and a flashing caution light at the intersection. He said he has also tried for years to get the Escambia County Road Department to place rumble strips on Highway 4 to warn motorists of the approaching intersection. But so far, he said, neither entity has taken any action.

According to the FHP, Palmer was charged with careless driving. There  was about $20,000 in damage to the house, according to a preliminary estimate by the FHP.

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office also responded to the call.

For a photo gallery with more pictures from inside and outside the house, click here.  The gallery also contains photos of the damage after the vehicle was removed.

Pictured above: There were no injuries when a vehicle hit a house early Saturday morning in Walnut Hill. Pictured below: The outside wall of the house was pushed in a young boy’s bedroom. NorthEscambia.com exclusive photos, click to enlarge.