Ford Mustang owner turns Idaho home into drive-in restaurant

A teenage passenger suffered only minor injuries in the unfortunate encounter between a wild horse and a house

A Ford Mustang took a wrong turn and crashed into an Idaho home with a teenage passenger in it. The driver then fled the scene and faces serious charges including felony child injury, DUI and carrying a concealed weapon.

The bizarre incident occurred around 9 p.m. on July 18. Somehow, a white sixth-generation Ford Mustang 5.0 crashed through the wall of a home in Idaho and into the back room. Miraculously, no one was home at the time, but the situation quickly became more complicated.

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According to witnesses, the driver fled the scene immediately after the accident. When the police arrived at the scene, they found only a teenage passenger in the Mustang and a loaded gun next to the driver’s seat.

Fortunately, the teenage passenger suffered only minor injuries in the accident. The driver, 27-year-old Matthew Jeffs of Emmett, was found a half-mile away and subsequently arrested by deputies.

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Police took the suspect to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries. The 27-year-old was then booked into the Ada County Jail and is expected to appear in court for a preliminary hearing on August 1.

According to authorities, the suspect faces a slew of charges, including felony child injury, misdemeanor DUI, misdemeanor hit-and-run, and misdemeanor DUI with a concealed weapon. Bail was set at $50,000, Idaho News 6 reported. Hopefully, the teenage boy will have a speedy recovery.