Woman, 73, killed inside home after minivan crashed into it, police say
Authorities say an elderly woman is dead after a van crashed into the front of a south Windsor home around 3 p.m. Sunday, and out the back.
The 73-year-old was one of three people in the Riviera Drive house, near Skyline Drive, at the time. She was taken to hospital and later died. A second person in the home suffered non life-threatening injuries.
The rear lights of a van can be seen inside of a damaged house in south Windsor. (Mike Evans/CBC )
Peter Polak is the victim's grandson and lives in the house.
He was out studying at the university when his grandmother, Rose, was struck and later died.
"What my dad told me was there is someone that came speeding down our street, and they hit the little lip on where our pole is back there, and went straight through our front window of our living room, knocking … my grandma and my mom into the backyard," said Polak.
Peter and Julia Polak's grandmother, Rose, was killed after a minivan drove into their house on Sunday in south Windsor. (Dale Molnar/CBC)
"It's just an absolute shocking event. I just went to go study for my exams tomorrow and came back to a crime scene."
Julia Polak, who also lives in the house, says it's "crazy" and "unbelievable" to grasp what happened to their grandmother.
Red warning tape is tied to a basketball net above a sign urging people to slow down near the scene of a collision. (Mike Evans/CBC)
She says the family has had a sign on their front lawn for some time now, asking drivers to slow down.
"There's a lot of little kids who play on our street constantly," she said, adding speed limits should be changed so similar incidents don't happening in residential neighbourhoods.
Peter Polak says drivers along that stretch often try and "take the bend with authority."
"And I don't know if these people are trying to do the same, but they were definitely going faster than the speed limit."
People gather outside of a home that was struck by a vehicle on Sunday afternoon. (Mike Evans/CBC)
According to police, the person driving the van wasn't hurt — and the passenger didn't sustain serious injuries.
There was no indication in a Monday morning news release by police whether charges were expected in relation to the incident.
Police are asking if anyone in the area has video footage or may have witnessed the collision to come forward.
