A Spring Hill man had luck on his side Friday evening when a car plowed into his home.

  • Car crashed into Spring Hill home located on Gifford Dr.
  • Car, driven by a minor, overturned in Ronald Fedoryk's front yard
  • Driver and passengers were taken to area hospital, but were all released

Ronald Fedoryk was sitting on the couch, talking to a friend on the phone Friday afternoon when he heard a strange noise.

“All of a sudden I heard this tremendous noise,” Fedoryk said. “I couldn’t figure out what it was and all of a sudden it stopped. I turned around to my friend Scottie and I said ‘Scottie I think my house was just hit by a car, I’ll call you later’ and I hung up the phone.”

Ronald was right. Just outside his front door on Gifford Drive was an overturned red sedan. There was a hole in the side of his garage. His two classic cars were buried under debris.

“I’m just standing there like looking like 'what the heck am I going to do with my house now?'” Fedoryk said.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver was traveling northbound on Gifford Drive and ran a stop sign at the intersection of Gifford and Belltower Street. She continued north, bottomed out, and lost control of the vehicle. She skidded through yards, hit two mailboxes and flipped over, all before she crashed into Ronald’s garage.

 

Ronald was working on his classic cars in the garage less than 20 minutes before the crash. He said if he were still working on his car when it happened, things could’ve been different.

“Or if that car would’ve been another four feet this way,” he said. “I guess it wasn’t my time. I’m thankful for that.”

So is his wife Jean, who rushed home as soon her husband called and told her what happened.

“I just ran to him and put my arms around his neck and gave him a big kiss,” she said.

The couple is thankful they’re alright, and thankful the driver and her occupants will be alright, too. All three teens were transported to area hospitals with non-serious injuries. Luckily, all went home the same day.

“The main issue is that they’re OK, that my husband is OK,” said Jean. “Things are replaceable, but lives are not.”

“We can fix the house, we can fix the yard,” Fedoryk said. “But we can’t replace a life.”