Crash leaves vehicle hanging off edge of a home in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A man walked away with a ticket after police arrived at the scene of a crash that left the man's car teetering off the edge of a roof.
A Battle Creek man was involved in a crash Saturday afternoon when he lost control of his car, crashed into a parked vehicle, and landed on the edge of a home on N Washington Avenue in the Orchard Park neighborhood of Battle Creek.
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The man crashed into a parked car in the driveway of another home where Battle Creek resident Sierra Smith, was visiting with her grandmother when the crash took place.
Smith said she was getting ready to leave her grandmother's home when she heard the loud crash.
"We both thought someone hit a tree," Smith said. "I was shocked when I opened the door and saw it was my car."
Smith said she couldn't believe what she saw after stepping outside of her grandmother's home.
"Oh my gosh, oh my gosh I just kept repeating it," Smith said.
Other neighbors in the area said people speed in the area often, when asked Smith said it was true, people often did speed down the street.
"A lot of people speed around here," said Smith. "There's no need to speed when there's kids, people walking, and riding bikes."
Smith also recalled the feeling of being grateful that she and her son were not in the car at the time of the incident. She said she was just about to leave her grandmother's house when the crash happened.
"If the guy would've waited at least two minutes I would've been in the car," said Smith. "I'm glad I didn't have my son."
The man was not intoxicated at the time of the crash and was ticketed for reckless driving, according to police.
There have been no reported injuries.