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RACINE, Wis. – The Racine The Police Department is investigating two wrecks in two days involving vehicles hitting homes.

16 and Indiana

The first happened around 2:15 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, near 16th and Indiana. When officers arrived at the scene, they found an SUV inside a home. The home that was hit is a group home and had four people in the home at the time of the crash.

There were two people in the SUV. The driver is a 39-year-old man and the passenger is a 47-year-old woman.

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The two people in the SUV and one person in the home (a 61-year-old woman) were taken to the hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

The Red Cross was called to help the residents of the group home who were displaced by the accident.

The driver of the SUV was released from the hospital and arrested on two counts of Reckless Endanger Safety and two counts of Reckless Driving – Cautioning Injury.

Spring Street and Freese Avenue

Meanwhile, on Sunday, October 27, officers were dispatched to the area of ​​Spring Street and Freese Avenue around 3:00 a.m. Again, a vehicle struck a home.

When officers arrived at the scene, they observed the vehicle hit the side of a house and hit a gas meter. Gas leaked.

Two people from the house as well as nearby neighbors were evacuated for safety reasons. The city of Racine Firefighters together with We Energies were able to deal with the gas leak.

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Authorities said the driver of the vehicle, a 43-year-old woman, was arguing with her passenger, a 46-year-old man, when the man grabbed and yanked the steering wheel, sending the vehicle off the road. roadway and in the house. Authorities said the driver was not under the influence of any drugs or alcohol.

No one was injured in the accident.

The man in the vehicle was arrested for Reckless, Endangering Safety and Disorderly Conduct.