Dunedin Man's Dump Truck Crashes Through Living Room

A Dunedin man's dump truck accidentally crashed through the living room of a Tampa home after he apparently didn't place it in park, the Tampa Police Department reports.

Daniel C. Echols, 53, parked his 1998 Volvo dump truck behind the La Teresita Plus Club at 3204 W. Columbus Dr. in Tampa around 8:50 p.m. Sunday and went into a nearby cafe, police said.

The truck apparently was not placed in park, according to the initial report, and it rolled across North St. Vincent Street and breached the living room wall of a home on West St. Joseph's Street, knocking a TV off a nightstand.

The homeowner, who was in the living room at the time, was not hurt, officials said.

Echols is registered with the state as the owner of Better Than Dirt, a Dunedin company that offers demolition and excavation services.

There was no initial word on charges being filed in the incident.