LEBANON, Ohio — A crash between two drivers left two buildings in Lebanon seriously damaged, Lebanon police said.
Police said two vehicles crashed, and one of those vehicles went into a residence.
WCPO crews on scene saw a flatbed truck carrying a vehicle crashed into the front yard of a home, and that home's roof appeared to have fallen after the crash.
Next door, a brick building also sustained damage.
WCPO 9 spoke to Tracey Shokwiler, who was inside the white home where she lives, at the time.
She said the home is an apartment with multiple people living inside.
Shokwiler said she was on the other side of the wall when she heard the crash. She said she felt like it wasn't over, so she jumped out of bed and moments later, the tow truck crashed into the home.
"If I hadn't gotten up, I would've been underneath the vehicle, and I wouldn't be talking to you right now," Shokwiler said
Nick Davis, who lives in the brick building next door, said the crash jolted him awake.
"I thought they were dead," Davis said. "I mean, it was bad."
Police said one person has minor injuries as a result of the crash, but no one was seriously hurt.
"It's a miracle everybody's alright," Davis said.
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Shonkwiler said she's shaken up from the incident.
"It's very unnerving," Shonkwiler said. "When I first came out, my hands were shaking, but now it's down to just a slight tremor."
Fire crews were on the scene cleaning and building makeshift support beams out of plywood to make sure the structure of the building didn't collapse.
Shonkwiler and others are displaced by the crash. They were told it could be days before they're allowed back in the home. The Red Cross was out earlier helping those displaced find a place to stay.
Despite that, Shonkwiler said she's counting her blessings.
"The house, that's just stuff," Shonkwiler said. "That can be replaced, you can't replace a life. You can't fix dead, but you can fix the buildings."
