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Saed Hindash/The Star-Ledger
A neighbor takes a peek at a Nissan Pathfinder which crashed and landed in the house belonging to Gloria Sinclair, 74, late on Dec. 8, 2011, near the intersection of West Market Street and Wickliffe Street in Newark. No one was injured, but Ms. Sinclair was home at the time with her daughter and 2 year-old grandson. A few short minutes before the accident, her grandson had left that room, a computer room, which the SUV crashed into.
Well. That's one way to find a parking spot. I hope disgruntled New York City drivers out there - myself included - don't take this as inspiration when circling the block for the hundredth time after a long night of looking for that elusive spot.
According to the Star-Ledger, this scene occurred after a driver lost control of her SUV when driving in Newark, N.J. Fortunately, after landing in the second story of a home, no injuries were reported.
“You thought it was a bomb, maybe it was an explosion downtown,” said Evelyn Sykes, 28, who lives several houses away from the accident scene. “The house shook and the windows were shaking.”
“Of course,” she added after she saw the SUV, “I wasn’t expecting to see that.”
A dark Nissan Pathfinder was deeply embedded inside the room on the second floor of the house, leaving a clean, gaping 10-foot-by-10-foot hole where two windows once were.
Five minutes earlier, Gloria Sinclair’s grandson and daughter had been in the room where the SUV was. Sinclair had been watching television in the next room over when the vehicle struck. Read the full story.
For more images from the scene see the Star-Ledger's photo gallery on the accident.
Saed Hindash/The Star-Ledger
A Nissan Pathfinder crashed and landed in the house belonging to Gloria Sinclair, 74, late on Dec. 8, near the intersection of West Market Street and Wickliffe Street in Newark.
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Honey! I'm home!
"Zoom Zoom Zoom"
The Star Ledger article has a lot more info:
Whoever was driving that Pathfinder should have their license permanently revoked.
i see the jersey plates and it makes sense though, t.g. all are safe
I wouldn't really call that the "second floor." That's more like the first floor of a house with a partially exposed basement if you asked me. Hardly like literally jumping into the second floor of a 2-storey house - which would be at least an 8' hop from the ground. But, who am I to let facts get in the way of a "good" headline?
took a wrong turn from where? her assigned flight path?
The inner marker. Turned down when she should have turned left. . . !
Uuhhh, Houston, we have a problem.
And you thought the Mythbusters cannonball fiasco was bad. I guess the "don't try this at home, we're whatcha call "experts." disclaimer would still apply.
Can a car jump 5 feet in the air and land in the second story of a house?? CONFIRMED!!
This may be a Mythbusters diversionary tactic to get peoples focus away from their cannon ball debacle.
Took a wrong turn? And had the Joie Chitwood edition of the SUV?
i'd like to know what happened lololololololololll i love the neighbor looking at the crash haha
Yeah, the caption should read: "What's wrong with this picture?"
Turned left, when she should've turned right. D#mn maps never have it right; or is that left? Maybe going straight was the better alternative.
"Recalculating................Recalculating"
Nice shot, good placement, good hangtime, stuck the landing.
I give it an 8.6! I am sure the Japanese judge will disagree.
at least a 9.0. no injuries
I deducted for the "sloppy entry," too much splash. (look at the junk on the wall)
New York has the 4 story walk ups, Newark has the 2 story drive in.
I'd normally worry about this, but i figured hey, it's jersey...
Okay she made a teeny tiny mistake. Sue her.
Not to worry, I am sure someone will be suing.
You know, it is just possible that this driver swerved to avoid someone ELSE who was texting or talking on their cell phone. Sudden violent changes of direction like that can cause vehicles to jump curbs and do seemingly impossible gyrations. Just sayin'.
Seems unlikely though. Probably driver stupidity.
It must have gone airbound seeing how the first level was not touched.
Remember the movie “The Car”? It could fly as well. The car is possessed…….
just tap the gas and your in, nice parking job
just another crazy nj driver. and i bet she tries to blame it on someone else instead of taking the rap for herself. northeast mentality.
A fail so epic, it's a WIN!
Hello, my name Peggy. you have problem?
When I'm walking up to a store and see someone pulling into a spot, I will let them come to a complete stop before walking in front of the vehicle. It seems almost weekly we see some story of someone hitting the wrong pedal.
No doubt it was a woman driver, and if they check her cell phone records they'll see that she was either texting or using her phone at that moment.
Is that a "Baby on Board" sticker??
Hopefully the driver has combined home and auto insurance, then it's covered!