Car crashes into Scott home, injuring driver and resident

SCOTT, La. (KLFY) -- A vehicle crashed into a residence in the 100 block of Notre Dame on Saturday morning, injuring the driver and a resident who was pinned in his bed. The Scott Fire Department responded to the scene at 10:58 a.m. to perform a technical rescue, officials said. Upon arrival, fire crews found the driver trapped inside the vehicle. A second man, who was in bed inside the home at the time of the crash, was pinned beneath the vehicle against a wall and suffered severe injuries. Due to the complexity of the scene, the Scott Fire Department requested assistance from the Lafayette Squad, a team that specializes in technical rescue. Crews immediately began medical assessments while developing a coordinated plan to remove both victims safely, officials said. Firefighters deployed air bags to lift the vehicle off the victim inside the residence. A winch was then used to pull the vehicle away from the wall to allow for patient removal. The resident was successfully extricated and transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. Once the resident was clear, crews extricated the driver from the vehicle and transported him to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, officials said. According to the Scott Fire Department, preliminary information indicates the driver may have experienced a medical emergency. This likely caused the vehicle to leave the roadway and strike the residence. The home sustained significant structural and utility damage during the collision. As a result of the damage, all utilities to the residence were disconnected following the rescue operation. All facts in this report were gathered by journalists employed by KLFY. Artificial intelligence tools were used to reformat information into a news article for our website. This report was edited and fact-checked by KLFY staff before being published.