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Rude Awakening for Great Falls Residents When Car Hits House

By KFBB News Team

Story Created: Sep 6, 2010 at 5:18 PM MST

Story Updated: Sep 6, 2010 at 5:22 PM MST

A local family had a rude awakening over the weekend when a car crashed into their house. The crash happened around 3 AM yesterday at the corner of 38th Street and 10th Avenue North. The homeowner says the crash woke him and his neighbors.

He says the fifteen year old driver initially fled the scene before an adult brought him back. One neighbor says the young driver appeared to be intoxicated.

The house sits at the end of 10th Avenue North and the owner says cars have ended up in his yard before, but this is the first to hit the house. He has small trees along his property thinking it would stop cars. “I did, but now we're going to put some great big rocks there, maybe some pipe bollards or something,” Damon Heck says.

The crash put a hole in the house, broke a window, tore off siding, and cracked the foundation in three places. Heck says it's hard to estimate how much repairs will cost.

No one in the house was injured; witnesses say the driver left the scene in an ambulance.

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Someone close said on Saturday, Sep 11 at 8:39 AM

To the unnamed adult that brought the child back to the scene of the accident. Thank you for that, thank you for making him face what he did, he had good reason to be afraid. I think the saying it takes a community to raise good children is a good one unfortunately it's an old one. Too many people think it is only up to the parents, to keep kids in line, friends that's how kids wind up dead. Thank You again unnamed adult..;)

Anonymous said on Friday, Sep 10 at 6:17 PM

These responses were to the person that asked what kind of a parent...you can read the rest. Parents don't trust kids and assume the worst and we might do ok.

anonymous said on Friday, Sep 10 at 4:46 PM

that THEIR kid wasn't at this party as well?????

Anonymous said on Friday, Sep 10 at 4:46 PM

Just so everyone knows there was at least 40 kids that the other adult found at this house that took off running...So I ask do all of the judgemental parents know for sure

anonymous said on Friday, Sep 10 at 4:44 PM

ironically enough the same cop we called was the same cop that knocked on the door at 3:30 in the morning letting him know his son wrecked a car.

anonymous said on Friday, Sep 10 at 4:41 PM

holding a party and he brought him home and the kid left and the dad spent a good portion of the night looking for him after the cops said they wouldn't do anything.

anonymous said on Friday, Sep 10 at 4:40 PM

The kid lied to his mother about where he was staying. When the other parent sumised the kid was lieing he found the kid at his mother's house holding

anonymous said on Friday, Sep 10 at 4:37 PM

The cops were called and the other parent was out looking for this kid the whole night after the cops said they wouldn't go check to see if a party was being held at the other parents house.

anonymous said on Friday, Sep 10 at 4:36 PM

To the person who asked what kind of a parent would let their 15 yr old drive around at 3am in the morning DRUNK, was the kind of parent that when told the other parent would be out of town for the weekend wanted to know where he would be staying and was told not to worry it was taken xcare of and the same parent who would go check on the other parents house when suspicions otherwise led him to beliebve the kid wasn't where he was suppose to be and the same parent woho would haul his butt home and call the police when the 15yr old walked out of the house and ther ewould b

Friedo said on Tuesday, Sep 7 at 12:31 PM

2nd house in less than a year that was ran into by a drunk!

Anonymous said on Monday, Sep 6 at 8:02 PM

Child's mother was out of town supposedly when the teen was out drinking and driving. A different adult who I will not name brought him back. Kid was at fault completely.

MM said on Monday, Sep 6 at 6:51 PM

Obviously the parent is very responsible. They brought their child back to the scene. Thank you parent for showing your child the responsible thing to do. Some parents wouldn't be that responsible. I'm sure this child will be disciplined and that is the parents responsibility. Thank god no one was hurt!

buck said on Monday, Sep 6 at 6:31 PM

What kind of a parent let's thier 15 year old drive around at 3 in the morning?

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