A car crashed into a Racine vacant home on Memorial Drive between Washington Avenue and 16th Street causing a large fire.
Brian Bruce shared these photos with TMJ4 of the damage. Police tell TMJ4 that the 31-year-old driver of the car hit a pole then crashed into the house. Officers say the driver was the only person in the vehicle, and that speed may be a factor.
Watch: Car towed out of home after crashing and causing explosion.
The driver was taken to the hospital with for treatment. One firefighter suffered a minor injury. They were treated and released.
Ann Davis was outside when she heard what sounded like tires screeching. Davis tells TMJ4 that the SUV tried avoiding a car that blew through a stop sign.
"Dude was coming around that bend which you can't see until you get here. Dude didn't stop and ran out there. Dude tried to block him, hit the pole and boom," Davis explained.
"The guy was running around, going nuts and five minutes later smoke started," neighbor Scott Phillips stated.
Neighbors said that car crashes are common on this stretch of Memorial Drive near Washington Avenue. Wisconsin Department of Transportation data shows more than two dozen crashes were reported since 2021 on that stretch of road, with a majority of them occurring closer to 16th Street.
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