Downers Grove

Driver Suffering Medical Issue Crashes Into Downers Grove House: Police

No one was injured in the house, police said.

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Police believe a driver suffered a medical emergency that lead him to crash a pick-up truck into a house Friday in west suburban Downers Grove, authorities said.

The incident was reported before 5 p.m. in the 6500 block of Briargate Drive. Footage captured by Sky 5 showed multiple windows appeared to have been shattered and debris strewn across the backyard. The truck was at rest in the yard following the collision.

The driver and female passenger both sustained non-life threatening injuries and were taken to the hospital, police said in a news release.

No one was injured in the house, police said. The crash remained under investigation Friday evening.

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