Jefferson Parish Sheriff investigates car crash at home

RIGHT NOW WE'RE STILL AT THE SCENE OF THE TERRIBLE ACCIDENT IN OLD METAIRIE WHERE A DRIVER CRASHED THROUGH A HOUSE. WDSU'S JONAH GILMORE IS LIVE IN THIS AREA. JONAH, WHAT ARE WE SEEING? SO, GINA, RIGHT NOW WE'RE SEEING THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE HERE IN METAIRIE. I'M GONNA GO OUT IN A MOMENT AND LET YOU SEE WHAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW. YOU CAN SEE THE DAMAGE TO THIS HOUSE AT BROCK AND BROAD STREET IN METAIRIE. THE GIANT HOLE IS WHERE THE CAR CRASHED THROUGH A FENCE AND INTO THE HOUSE. NOW WE SAW THE HOMEOWNER HERE A FEW MOMENTS AGO. SHE SAYS SHE WAS FINE AND TELLS US SHE IS SAFE AS SHE LEAVES HERE WITH HER FAMILY. NOW WE ARE TOLD THE WOMAN WAS ACTUALLY IN THE HOUSE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. HER NIECE TELLS US THAT SHE WAS SITTING IN THE ROOM BRIEFLY EYES BEFORE THE CAR ACCIDENT HAPPENED BUT ACTUALLY GOT UP FROM THE ROOM TO TAKE A PHONE CALL. SHE SAYS HER AUNT USUALLY RECEIVES A PHONE CALL AROUND 7:00 AM FROM A FAMILY MEMBER WHO TELLS USUALLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT HER AUNT GETTING UP AND LEAVED. WE'RE TOLD THAT THE DRIVER OF THAT CAR ACTUALLY HAD A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, PROBABLY A POWER SEIZURE THAT FORCED HIM TO GO THROUGH THE FENCE AND INTO THE HOUSE. WE'RE TOLD THAT THAT DRIVER IS ACTUALLY A BROTHER-IN-LAW OF THE NEIGHBOR OF THE WOMAN WHOSE HOUSE WAS DAMAGED HERE. BUT YOU CAN SEE THE EXTENT OF THAT DAMAGE. AND WHAT'S LEFT HERE. VERY EXTENSIVE. THE FENCES ARE GONE. THE ENTIRE JEEP WAS IN THIS HOUSE HERE. NOW WE'VE TALKED TO SOME JEFFERSON PARISH OFFICIALS WHO TELL US THEY ALSO HAD CONCERNS ABOUT A GAS LEAK. THEY TELL US THEY BELIEVE THE HOUSE'S GAS LINES MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED WHEN THE CAR HIT THE HOUSE. SO THEY BACKED UP THE METER AND TURNED IT OFF. AGAIN, THAT'S THE DAMAGE WE'RE SEEING HERE, A LOT OF DAMAGE HERE. A PERSON WHO HAD A MEDICAL EMERGENCY WAS RUN INTO THIS HOUSE. BUT EVERYONE IS PRESUMED TO BE SAFE. WE WILL BE SURE TO INFORM YOU OF THE LATEST DETAILS AS SOON AS WE LEARN MORE.

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating an accident after a car crashed into a home

Updated: 10:17 p.m. CDT, August 27, 2024

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating an incident in which a car crashed into a residence in Metairie. The JPSO says the crash occurred in the 1000 block of Homestead Avenue when a driver suffered a medical emergency prior to the crash. There was at least one person in both the car and the home. A UCMC official says both the driver and the woman in the home are OK. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office says the adult male was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The investigation is ongoing.

METAIRIE, Louisiana –

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating an incident involving a car crashed into a residence in Metairie.

According to JPSO, the accident occurred in the 1000 block of Homestead Avenue when a driver suffered a medical emergency prior to the crash.

There were at least two people in both the car and the house. A UCMC official said both the driver and the woman in the house are fine.

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office said the adult male was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

This is an ongoing investigation.