Texas driver who blacked out while driving a truck slams into newly constructed home
This is the shocking moment a man blacked out in his truck and tore through a newly constructed home at 60 miles per hour.
The 60-year-old man was driving in Waco, Texas, on Thursday afternoon when he suffered a medical episode after taking a new diabetes medication, according to homeowner Tony DeMaria.
Surveillance footage shows the truck mowing down a tree before it smashed into the corner of DeMaria's home, sending part of a fence, along with debris from the walls flying in every direction.
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A 60-year-old man was driving in Waco, Texas, on Thursday afternoon when he suffered a medical episode and blacked out after taking a new diabetes medication, the homeowner said
Surveillance footage shows the truck mowing down a tree before it smashed into the corner of Tony DeMaria's home
Part of the fence was knocked out and debris could be seen flying everywhere. DeMaria said he, his wife and their daughter recently moved in after construction finished in April
The 60-year-old, whose name has not been released, was driving a 2017 GMC pickup truck when he suffered a medical episode, according to Sergeant D.L. Wilson.
He hit the back corner of DeMaria's home on Speegleville Road around 12.15pm on Thursday and continued driving through the home, Wilson said.
The driver was conscious when first responders arrived and did not sustain any serious injures. No one was home at the time of the crash.
DeMaria posted a shocking video of the crash on his Facebook, which racked up more than 8,000 views.
The video starts off with the surveillance footage playing on a TV in the house, and the pickup truck can be seen speeding through a yard before taking out part of the fencing.
Debris can be seen flying everywhere, before the cameraman walks into a bedroom to reveal the gaping, floor to ceiling hole from inside the new home.
The video also shows the view from inside the bedroom, where the truck left a gaping, floor to ceiling hole
DeMaria said he and his family had recently moved into the house after construction finished in April. They were thankful no one was injured
DeMaria said he and his family had recently moved into the house after construction finished in April.
But he managed to stay calm upon hearing the news of the crash, and DeMaria is already making plans to repair the damage.