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Recalled Toyota Crashes Into Stone Mtn. Home

Crash Damaged Home On Wurtenberg Lane

POSTED: 5:38 pm EST February 25, 2010
UPDATED: 11:13 am EST February 26, 2010

A Toyota Corolla that went straight through a Stone Mountain house Thursday night was on the list of vehicles to be recalled because of accelerator problems, CBS Atlanta News has learned.

The driver was about to head to the store. Instead she drove clear across the street and straight through the front door of her neighbor’s home.

“I thought I was in a movie. She was just coming out of the driveway and she was just about to stop to pick us up but the car just took off,” said Therese Mitchell, a friend of the driver.

The Corolla took off, and ended up in Roger Norde's house. He received a call to come home.

“We was shocked and amazed, we was like holy smokes, you know, what's going on here,” said Norde.

No one was home at the time. The car took out the front door. The crash knocked out a front closet and left the rest of the foyer in shambles.

“She had her foot on the brake the whole time, and the car just kept on going, and next thing you know it hit the house and bam!” said Norde.

The car that crashed is a 2009 Toyota Corolla.

“The first thing we said was, ‘I wonder if it's the pedal problem thing,’” said Norde.

CBS Atlanta News checked the car's VIN number. It's been recalled because of a possible problem with the accelerator.

“It looked like somebody actually mashed the accelerator and it just flew, it just flew,” said Mitchell.

The house had just been put on the market, but the owner is taking the damage in stride.

“We’re renting it. I don't know if we'll be able to rent it now but yeah, God is good, everybody's all right,” said Norde.

Norde does have insurance, but plans to contact Toyota to see if they'll pick up the cost of the repairs.

The driver is shaken up, but OK. The air bag didn't go off, and that's something she’s going to look into.

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