A Raleigh woman and her son are displaced after a car crashed into their home early on Tuesday morning.
Raleigh police officers arrived at Carrie Rogers' home on Haverty Drive around 3:30 a.m. to find a navy sedan crashed into the back door of the home.
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For Rogers, she said it had already been a long day, and in all her years in Raleigh, she’s never had a wake-up like this.
“I heard a loud boom,” her son, Nelson Muhammad, said.
Loud enough to shake both Rogers and her son awake.
The WRAL Breaking News Tracker arrived on scene around 4:30 a.m. The video showed that the back door and siding appeared to be damaged.
The Raleigh Fire Department responded to the scene and determined that the house was not structurally safe, therefore displacing the two residents in the house.
Police said the occupants of the car fled the scene, and officers later discovered that the car was reported stolen. No one was injured as a result of the crash.
According to Raleigh police data, stolen vehicle cases continue to climb, reaching a record of 2,470 in 2024. A problem Chief Rico Boyce said the department is addressing.
“I’m pleased to report we’re seeing continued progress in key crime categories,” Boyce said.
In a media conference on Tuesday, Boyce shared statistics from their Summer Action plan, where he said car thefts have dropped by 27% compared to the same time last year.
“The men and women that are assigned to that Auto Theft Task Force have worked very vigorously to reduce violent crime in our city,” he said.
However, it is a problem they continue to target, so people like Rogers can sleep through the night.
“I’m glad I wasn’t home by myself,” she said. “Oh, I don’t know what in the world I would have did. Probably had a heart attack.”
Police said there is currently no information regarding the suspects.