UPDATE @ 5:30 a.m. (Jan. 27):
The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office said a woman who was seriously injured in a single-vehicles crash on Jan. 25, has died from her injuries.
32-year-old Kara Somers of Trotwood was pronounced dead around 2 p.m. on Jan. 26 at Miami Valley Hospital according to the coroner’s office.
The passenger, Shundora Howard, 27, of Dayton, was also taken to Miami Valley Hospital after the crash. A hospital spokeswoman said she has been treated and released.
UPDATE @ 5:17 a.m. (Jan. 25):
The car actually hit a tree in front of the house on McArthur Avenue before catching fire, and the two people who were in the car have been taken to Miami Valley Hospital with serious injuries.
Both occupants were out of the car when crews arrived to the scene, according to Cheryl Clark, district chief with the Dayton Fire Department.
Clark speculated a high rate of speed was a factor in the crash. The crash is under investigation, she said.
Two people inside the house were out of the home when crews arrived. Police said three children were upstairs at the time of the incident and got out safely.
The house had some minor exterior damage to the siding — melting — and to some windows, but nothing interior, Clark said.
“The challenge for us was to get the vehicle out as quickly as possible, because the quicker we get the vehicle out, the less likely the structure will be involved,” Clark said. “Certainly it’s a challenge to make sure everybody is out of the vehicle and out of the home so that nobody’s injured further than they are.”
FIRST REPORT (Jan. 25):
A car is reported fully involved in flames after crashing into a house in Dayton early Monday morning.
Police and firefighters were dispatched to the 1400 block of McArthur Avenue around 4 a.m. Monday after a car reportedly slammed into a house.
Reports indicate the car immediately burst into flames, but all occupants inside the car were able to get out safely.
All occupants inside the house have also been able to safely evacuate.
We have a crew heading to the scene and we’ll update this page as new information becomes available.