Truck crashes into southwest Houston home, flees scene [Video]

HOUSTON — Part of Hope Ngumezi’s southwest Houston home is now boarded up after a vehicle crashed into it Thursday night.

“It felt like it was an earthquake or explosion and then, you know, my house starts shaking. And then from there, I just jumped up,” said Hope Ngumezi.

Ngumezi said he went straight to his kid’s room.

“A big white, work truck inside my kid’s room,” said Ngumezi. “So, from there, you know, my first reaction was to get my kids out.”

He said the truck was right next to his 4-year-old and 6-year-old’s beds.

“My oldest sleeps here and my youngest sleeps right here,” said Ngumezi. “So, when I squeezed between the door, I was able to come right here and I grabbed my first …