Williamson County, IL – A driver in Williamson County went on an unexpected off-road path Thursday morning, tearing through an estimated 500 yards of cornfield before crashing straight into the front porch of a home — in broad daylight.
According to the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to the 19000 block of Corinth Road around 11:04 a.m. after reports of a vehicle smashing into a residence. When they arrived, they found the vehicle wedged into the home’s porch, surrounded by splintered wood, damaged railing, and stalks of corn stuck in the grill.
Investigators say the driver reported that a mechanical issue allegedly caused the accelerator to stick, sending the vehicle off the roadway, across a sprawling cornfield, and directly into the house. The driver suffered minor, non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital.
Williamson County Fire crews were called to shore up the porch so the vehicle could be removed without causing the structure to collapse.
The bizarre mid-morning crash remains under investigation by the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office.
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