Driver trapped for hours after crash into house, found by passing officer

MIAMI COUNTY — A family is working to repair their home after a SUV crashed into it early Thursday morning.

Homeowner Michael Dankworth said he was asleep this morning when a SUV drove onto his porch, breaking the front door. He never woke up.

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“I got up, went to the restroom and wondered why my door was standing wide open, seen glass all through my kitchen, looked out the door and this is what I found,” he said. “I didn’t ear nothing.”

The driver of the SUV was trapped for hours and unable to call for help after crashing into a tree and porch of the home in the 4700 block of Ohio 718 between Troy and Pleasant Hill, according to deputies.

A resource officer passing by spotted the crash 7:25 a.m., about two hours after the rash happened.

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The driver, only identified as a man, said the crash happened hours before the resource officer spotted the crash, investigators said. He was unable to call for help as he was pinned inside.

The man was rescued from the vehicle around 8 a.m. and transported by CareFlight medical helicopter to an area hospital. His condition was not released.

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“This is a dangerous curve and people just don’t pay attention to it,” Dankworth said.