EVCrashes into Garage

On June 4, 2023, at approximately 0020, Charlotte Fire Department (CFD) responded to a call fora carwhich hit a structure on Tom Short Road. CFD Engine 9 and Ladder32 arrived and found an electric vehicle (EV), had run off the road, hit a wrought iron fence and took out a light pole and electrical box before slamming into the garage of a home. The force of the crash moved a vehicle parked in the driveway & caused a load-bearing wall to shift approximately eight to 10 inches. Due to the shift of the loadbearing wall CFD Heavy Rescue 10 was requested to the scene to check structural stability. Firefighters used the winch system on Rescue 10 to remove the EVfrom the garage in orderto check for furtherstructural damage. Firefighters worked forabout an hour before turning the scene overto CMPD. Miraculously, neitherthe EVdriverorthe two occupants of the home were injured.

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