A driver of a small pickup truck drove across two lawns in Kent before smashing into the garage of a third house and coming to a stop in the driveway of a fourth home.
Firefighters from the Kent Regional Fire Authority were dispatched at about 11:15 a.m. on Friday to the 26800 block of 118th Court Southeast after receiving a report that a vehicle had struck a house, according to a Kent RFA media release.
When the units arrived, they saw a garage that had sustained significant damage to one corner of it where a roll-up door had been torn off and part of the foundation broken.
In addition to striking the house, the truck also hit a cable TV box, damaged two front yards and sprayed gravel which dented two vehicles and garage doors.
Firefighters examined the man who drove the truck and sent him to a local hospital for an unspecified medical reason.
Alcohol was not a factor in the crash, according to Kent Police.
Two people who were in the house at the time of the incident were not injured.
Investigators have not yet determined why the truck crashed.
A city of Kent building official has examined the house and is working with the home owners about access and safety.
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