<p class="speakable">A truck flew roughly 100 feet into the air before crashing into an <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/west/oregon" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Oregon home</a>, police said.</p><p class="speakable">The incident occurred just before 3 a.m. on Feb. 13 in a residential neighborhood in Tigard, located about 10 miles south of Portland.</p><p>Witnesses reported the driver was speeding and driving recklessly when he struck a dirt mound on the side of the road. Investigators believe the impact launched <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/auto/style/trucks" rel="noopener" target="_blank">the truck</a> into the air, sending it over a 3-foot brick wall and into the side of the house.</p><p>"We’re thankful no one was seriously hurt. We appreciate the help from neighboring agencies in responding to this crash, including TVF&amp;R, Beaverton Police, King City Police and the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/police-and-law-enforcement" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Washington County Sheriff’s Office</a>," the department said in a statement.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/wild-video-shows-speeding-car-going-airborne-ejects-driver-backyard-pool" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>WILD VIDEO SHOWS SPEEDING CAR GOING AIRBORNE, EJECTS DRIVER INTO BACKYARD POOL</strong></a></p><p>The Tigard Police Department said when officers arrived, the driver was initially unconscious and both he and a passenger were trapped inside the vehicle.</p><p>Firefighters with Tualatin Valley Fire &amp; Rescue rescued them from the truck, and both were taken to a hospital with minor injuries.</p><p>Police identified the driver as Jacob Hankins, 33. He was charged with reckless driving and recklessly endangering.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/deputy-saves-mail-driver-from-burning-truck-washington-bodycam" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>DEPUTY SAVES MAIL DRIVER FROM BURNING TRUCK IN WASHINGTON: BODYCAM</strong></a></p><p>The family inside the home was not injured, though <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/personal-freedoms/property" rel="noopener" target="_blank">the house sustained significant damage</a>.</p><p>"I got woken up – just the slamming and the house rumbled and like, it was – it was crazy," homeowner David Brudnok <a href="https://www.koin.com/local/washington-county/the-house-rumbled-tigard-family-displaced-after-airborne-truck-tears-a-hole-into-home/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"><u>told CBS affiliate</u></a> Koin 6. "And then my wife was knitting in the room just right there and I heard her start screaming my name."</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/dramatic-video-shows-gunman-opening-fire-during-car-repo-texas-suspect-arrested-after-bullet-hits-suv" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>DRAMATIC VIDEO SHOWS GUNMAN OPENING FIRE DURING CAR REPO IN TEXAS, SUSPECT ARRESTED AFTER BULLET HITS SUV</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://foxnews.onelink.me/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP</strong></a></p><p>Brudnok said the truck tore a massive hole through his home, demolishing what once was the bathroom.</p><p>The local station reported that the family is still waiting to learn whether <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/economy/housing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">their insurance</a> will cover the damage to the home. For now, they are staying in a hotel paid for by the insurance company.</p>

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