In the 15 years Yvette Torres has lived at 69 McClintock St. in New Britain, six or seven cars have hit her car, her fence and her shrubs. On Friday morning, someone hit her house.
It is something she has feared would happen.
Torres was sleeping on the coach around 5 a.m. and woke up to the lights.
"I just saw the lights in the window and jumped off the couch and ran," said Torres.
A woman was driving on Cabot Street, which is directly across from Torres' home. She told Torres the brakes went out on her car. She tried to stop the vehicle, but nothing worked, so she jumped out. The car rolled on, crashing through Torres' fence and into her porch.
Luckily, the crash did not happen a couple hours later.
Torres said she has a daycare in the house and the children begin to arrive at 6:30 a.m. The crash damaged the steps into the house.
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“It could have been a lot worse,” she said.
After the alarming wake up, Torres checked on the woman to ensure she was okay and called for an ambulance.
Torres said she has been asking the city for a guardrail to keep drivers from crashing into her home. City officials have put up signs, she said, but no guardrail.
NBC Connecticut brought her concerns to Mayor Tim O'Brien. Just hours later, he visited the home to check out the damage and told Torres he would help out.
"In areas where there are proven problems, and this is the proof that there's a problem, it's important that we put things in like guardrails to protect people's property," said O'Brien.
Besides adding a guardrail, the city may also take steps to improve lighting in front of Torres' home, said the mayor.
Torres says she's pleased the problem is finally being addressed.
"I was really shocked that he came out to do anything. I'm happy," she said.
