This week, news from Nampa, Idaho, part of the Boise metropolitan area, was shocking due to its widespread impact. A car became airborne and knocked out power for over 3,000 residents before landing on the roof of a house.

Nampa police received a 911 call last Sunday morning saying that a car had left the road and landed on the roof of a home on the east side of the city. The Nampa Police released a statement saying emergency responders arrived on the scene and reported that a car had crashed into a chimney and came to rest on the roof of a house.

The police said the car was traveling “at a high rate of speed, failed to navigate a curve … hit a berm in a yard, went airborne, struck a chimney of one home and landed on the rooftop of a second home. 

No other vehicles were involved but The Idaho Statesman, which first reported the news, said the accident knocked out power to more than 3,000 customers. When first responders arrived, they found a car with three adults on the roof of the home.

The driver and backseat passenger both went to area hospitals; the front-seat passenger was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. No one in either home was hurt; both houses had extensive damage.