An Arizona couple narrowly escaped a fatal accident on Friday when a Ford Mustang crashed into their living room while they were preparing dinner, 12 News reported.
Marcus Holmberg and Sabrina Rivera, along with their dog, survived the incident, which happened in Phoenix around 10:30 Friday night. According to 12News.
Holmberg and Rivera were in the living room of their home at the time, according to reports. “It just looked like a bomb went off,” Holmberg told the outlet. “It just hit us hard and we were just there. It happened so fast. It was so explosive.”
Video footage of the incident shows a woman and three dogs in the living room, then a man enters the room, and minutes later, a car is seen crashing through a wall, causing it to collapse, leaving debris everywhere.
Shocking CCTV footage shows the terrifying moment a car crashed through the wall of a couple's home as they were about to eat dinner on the sofa.
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According to 12News, the vehicle grazed a couple and their dog.
Holmberg described the impact of the crash to the media, noting that the debris was traveling at high speeds. “It was all traveling at 30, 40, 50 miles per hour, because that's how fast the cars were going,” he was quoted as saying. Phoenix police told the media they had detained the person believed to be the driver of the Mustang, and that intoxication was a factor. (RELATED: Horrifying video of fiery car crash that left 'Black Panther' star bloodied and severely injured)
The couple turned to crowdfunding to cover the costs of repairs to their home and Holmberg's truck. “We are just trying to survive. We are asking for the bare minimum to repair our home and truck,” Holmberg reportedly wrote on a GoFundMe page.
They remain grateful that they were safe. “The biggest mystery is, how on earth did we get so lucky? I don't believe in luck. Someone was watching over us to keep us safe,” Holmberg told the outlet.
