Runaway SUV Slams Into Pool House In Hawthorne

A runaway SUV significantly damaged a pool house in Hawthorne, authorities said.

1 Morningstar Road in Hawthorne
Photo Credit: *Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE*

The driver said she started the parked Mercedes GLA 250 and it just took off.
Photo Credit: *Boyd A. Loving*

The pool house crash at the residential complex on Morningstar Road occurred around 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 10.
Photo Credit: *Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE*

CityWide towing removed the Mercedes.
Photo Credit: *Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE*

05/10/2023 3:52 p.m.

The driver said she started the parked Mercedes GLA 250 and it just took off, slamming into the building at a residential complex on Morningstar Road around 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 10.

She wasn't injured, responders said.

Hawthorne police and firefighters responded along with a building code official who deemed the damage significant.

Citywide Towing removed the Mercedes on a flatbed.

Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this story.

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