LOS ANGELES, CA – A white sedan crashed through the kitchen wall of a one-story home in Sherman Oaks late Tuesday night and ended up partially inside the house, according to initial reports.
The crash was reported around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, in the 15000 block of Marble Drive, near Stone Canyon Avenue, in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of the San Fernando Valley, in the city of Los Angeles.
No one inside the home was reported injured. One person, described as an adult woman, was taken from the scene by ambulance.
The car carried a “Neighborhood Watch Member” sticker on the driver’s side. Emergency responders assessed the damage at the house after the crash.
Car comes to rest partly inside the kitchen
The white sedan went through a kitchen wall of the house and came to rest with part of the vehicle inside the building. The structure is a one-story home on Marble Drive.
Emergency responders went to the address and assessed the damage to the house. The crash was reported shortly before midnight, and the response took place at the home itself rather than on a nearby roadway.
The location is in Sherman Oaks, which is part of the city of Los Angeles. Marble Drive runs near Stone Canyon Avenue, the cross street given for the crash.
No injuries reported inside the home
No one inside the house was reported hurt in the crash. That detail applies to the people in the home and does not describe the person in the car.
One person, described as an adult woman, was taken from the scene by ambulance. The information available Wednesday did not say which hospital she was taken to or what her condition was.
Neighborhood Watch sticker on the car
The sedan displayed a “Neighborhood Watch Member” sticker on the driver’s side. That is a description of the vehicle’s appearance as it ended up at the house.
Nothing in the available information connects the sticker to the cause of the crash or to who was driving.
Valley Traffic Division investigates collisions
The Los Angeles Police Department’s Valley Traffic Division investigates traffic collisions and traffic-related crimes for the Valley Bureau. The bureau covers the San Fernando Valley, including Sherman Oaks.
The Los Angeles Fire Department and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation are among the city agencies that handle emergency response and street operations in the area. The information available Wednesday did not detail what role each agency played at the Marble Drive address.
City publishes collision data
The City of Los Angeles open data portal publishes an LAPD dataset of traffic collisions from 2010 to the present. The dataset can be used to count collisions by area.
The portal page does not give a figure for this crash, and it does not tie the dataset to the Marble Drive address.
Cause of the crash remains under investigation
The cause of the crash is under investigation. The circumstances that led the sedan to leave the roadway and strike the house had not been released Wednesday, and the identity of the driver was not made public.
The extent of the damage to the kitchen and the rest of the house had not been detailed.
