ITEM PHOTOS BY DAVID WILSON
A car crashed Monday night into the side of a home at 630 Chestnut Street in Lynn.
By GAYLA CAWLEY and DAVID WILSON
LYNN — One homeowner was shocked to wake up to a car driving through his home Monday night.
Frank Perry, 60, of 630 Chestnut St., said he was sound asleep when a sports car barreled into his single-family home. Also home was his wife, stepson, dog, bird and three ferrets. He said he just bought the house in September 2015.
A car crashed into the side of Frank Perry’s residence at 630 Chestnut St.
Perry said the house was all messed up from the crash. He had just bought all brand-new furniture, he added.
“I got woken up and I thought what the (expletive) is this?” he said. “I’m going to stay here tonight. All I’m thinking is ca-ching, lawsuit.”
Lynn District Fire Chief Tim Collier said the call for the car into the house came in at approximately 10:30 p.m.
“There was a medical issue and the guy was traveling at a high rate of speed,” Collier said.
Collier said the driver was unconscious when he was brought to Union Hospital; the extent of his injuries were not known, he said. There were no injuries to anyone inside the home and the occupants were able to remain there for the night.
The district fire chief said the house had to be shored up before the car could be pulled away from it, because its foundation had been compromised.
Steve Covill, a neighbor, said he was falling asleep when the crash happened, and thought, “What the hell?”
Perry said he’s taking a few days off from work because of the accident. He said he works for a big seafood company. As for the rest of the night, he didn’t see himself getting back to sleep for a while.
Gayla Cawley can be reached at gcawley@itemlive.com. David Wilson can be reached at dwilson@itemlive.com.