Driver arrested after crashing into NE Miami-Dade home; homeowner speaks out

A driver has been arrested after fleeing on foot moments after he drove his car into the living room of a home Miami-Dade Sheriff s Office responded to the home near Barry University on Northeast th Street in Northeast Miami-Dade Monday morning News cameras captured extensive damage to the home The homeowner John stated it was a regular morning until he heard a familiar sound getting closer to his home I was having coffee this morning I heard tires screech he stated The homeowner who did not want to show his face on camera announced he and his family were sitting in their dining room when the car slammed into their living room It hit the living room right next to us We watched it happen Put a hole in my house reported John Neighbors tell News the driver got out of the car and took off running But he didn t get far as he was apprehended by responding officers down the street Onlookers stated the driver was taken to HCA Florida Aventura Hospital John blames the newest creation of a roundabout in his neighborhood for the development Somebody jumped over the roundabout that they put in front of my house he reported This roundabout was a bad idea I don t know whose idea it was but they need to get fired he reported No injuries were published