Crime & Safety
Car With 2 Kids Rolls Down Hill, Into House In DC: Report
A mom reportedly accidentally parked a car in gear, and it rolled into a house in D.C. with her kids inside.

WASHINGTON, DC -- A car with two kids inside that was parked in gear at the top of a hill rolled into a house in D.C. on Monday, according to a report.
NBC Washington reporter Aimee Cho reports that a mom parked the car at the top of a hill on Indian Rock Terrace NW and "accidentally left it in gear," citing D.C. police.
"She told her 2 kids in the car to turn the car off but they put it in neutral," Cho added. "The car then rolled backwards w/the kids in it down the hill into a house."
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BREAKING: DC Police tell me a mom parked this car at the top of a hill on Indian Rock Ter NW and accidentally left it in gear. She told her 2 kids in the car to turn the car off but they put it in neutral. The car then rolled backwards w/ the kids in it down the hill into a house pic.twitter.com/x5vmZFunlv
— Aimee Cho (@AimeeCho4) March 25, 2019
A man who lived in the house was asleep in his bedroom at the time, Cho noted.
A man who lives inside the house shared this picture with me of the damage inside his living room. He says thankfully, he was asleep in his bedroom at the time @nbcwashington pic.twitter.com/3le1UDrCvf
— Aimee Cho (@AimeeCho4) March 25, 2019
There is no indication that the kids suffered any injuries.
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