Truck driver drowns while fleeing after his semi barrels through house, Ohio cops say
An Ohio family is lucky to be alive after a semi-truck came barreling through their two-story home Wednesday morning.
Police spent the morning searching for the driver, who ran from the Grand Rapids home on foot, outlets report, but later found a body they believe to be him in a nearby river. Authorities are working to confirm the identity.
“I heard a couple loud bangs. I think the bangs were him going over the tracks. He hit my truck, which was parked in the driveway where his wheels are at now,” homeowner Shaun Downey told the Sentinel Tribune.
Three others were in the home at the time, including his daughter, grandson, and a friend. No one was injured.
“Then I felt the house shake and continue to shake for probably half a second or so as he drove through it,” he told the outlet.
“I was just amazed at how it was able to go through the whole entire bottom of the house,” Downey said. “It’s not every day that you’ve got a 53-foot semi go from the southwest corner all the way to the northeast corner.”
Deputies searched the area with K-9s and drones for much of the morning, WTVG reported.
According to the sheriff’s office, the trucking company the driver worked for had not been able to reach him for at least two days, the station reported. He left his route and the company had been trying to find out where he went.
The driver may have been suffering from mental health issues or a medical condition, officials told WTVG.
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