JENKINS TOWNSHIP -- An SUV plowed into a home in Luzerne County Wednesday morning.
It happened after 10:15 a.m. along South Main Street in Jenkins Township, near Pittston.
The homeowner is trying to figure out how the driver got past the huge concrete blocks he placed on his front lawn.
Police believe the SUV was traveling down Yatesville Road, and for some reason, accelerated straight through the intersection with South Main Street, plowed through those concrete barriers, and smashed into the home.
The owner was inside at the time, but was in the middle of the home when he heard a crash.
The driver was shaken up but unharmed.
People who live nearby think the driver had to be traveling at a high speed to break through the barriers.
"I can't imagine why she was going that fast, considering how much traffic we get up here, especially this road. People just shoot right up," said neighbor Manda Davis.
"As long as I lived here, I never assumed that a car would be into my house like this!" said homeowner Joanne Robert.
"The driver indicated that she tried to turn and her wheels didn't turn," said Jenkins Township Police Chief Frank Mudlock.
"I was in my living room with my dog, and all of a sudden, I heard a crash and I came out and she was yelling for help. I was so worried!" said Davis.
The SUV landed on the porch and smashed through the home's front window. The homeowners wonder how the SUV managed to get through the concrete barriers.
"She has to be going extremely fast to do something like this to my house," Robert added.
"We don't get many crashes into homes, this was a rarity," said the chief.
The folks who live in the home are thankful because it didn't take long for their friends to come by and help clean up.
"They're good friends. Around here, in Jenkins Township, friends, they mold together," Roberts said.
The homeowner believes PennDOT put the concrete barriers in front of the home a couple of years ago as a precaution against situations like this one.
Police are still investigating what exactly happened in this case.
Authorities also think South Main Street in Jenkins Township is a safe road, and this type of incident hasn't happened in more than a decade.