Raw Video: 18-Wheeler Slams Into Texas House

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Texas safety officials say a couple living near a highway got a scare early Thursday morning when a big rig crashed into their living room. According to local station KLTV, authorities believe the driver blacked out due to a medical condition.

Athens, Texas police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 8:00 a.m. Thursday to the 3500 block of Highway 31 to a semi-truck crash with trailer into a house.

The truck driver possibly had a blackout from a medical issue. A woman in a bedroom near the impact escaped with minor injuries.



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