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Car Lands On California Home’s Roof After Accident (PHOTO)

by Igor Bobic

03.25.13 | 1:34 pm

This photo released by the Glendale Police Department shows a black Cadillac that lost control and careened onto the roof of a neighbor's home on Saturday, March 23, 2013 in Glendale, Calif. The Cadillac driver lost ... This photo released by the Glendale Police Department shows a black Cadillac that lost control and careened onto the roof of a neighbor's home on Saturday, March 23, 2013 in Glendale, Calif. The Cadillac driver lost control before leaving his driveway, plunging off a hill "onto the roof of his neighbor's house directly below his driveway. (Photo courtesy of Glendale Police Department) MORE LESS

A car landed on a neighbor’s roof in Glendale, Calif. on Saturday after the driver experienced a mechanical failure, USA Today reported Monday:

Glendale police Sgt. Sean Riley told City News Service that the driver lost control Saturday afternoon on a driveway in an area where homes are arrayed on a steep hillside.

The Cadillac ended up on the roof of the next house down the hill.

Neither the driver nor the home’s occupants were harmed.

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Igor Bobic Igor Bobic is the assistant editor of Talking Points Memo, helping oversee the site's coverage of politics and policy in Washington. While originally from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Igor feels best at home on the beaches of Southern California. He can be reached at igor@talkingpointsmemo.com.

Car Lands On California Home’s Roof After Accident (PHOTO)

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