A homeowner in Crown Point is counting his lucky stars after a vehicle slammed into his house Sunday morning.
Bob Panozzo was working in his garage at the home in unincorporated Crown Point at approximately 2 a.m. Sunday when he heard a loud noise. There wasn’t an explosion, but an out-of-control car had slammed directly into his house, according to Crown Point police.
Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly“When I went down the stairs, I heard water running, and the basement was filled with smoke,” he said. “I looked up and I saw a Tesla.” Panozzo said that he ran outside to ask someone to call 911, then ran back into the home to try to help the individuals in the car. He said that the car came to rest on the recliner in his TV room, the very chair that he usually would be sitting in after a long day.
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