WASHINGTON TWP., N.J. (WPVI) — Washington Township police say it was teens on a joyride that caused significant damage to a home early Tuesday morning.
Part of the incident was caught on surveillance video.
It happened along Covered Bridge Court in Canterbury Mews around 2:20 a.m.
About 20 seconds after the car crashed into two air conditioners, the back of a condo, and a fence, the car reverses and whips around onto the street. Then the occupants get out.
"Upon coming downstairs, I heard female voices screaming, 'I'm scared, I'm scared!'" recalled neighbor Alisa DeMayo.
Police say the vehicle was driven by two 13-year-old girls, who quickly left the area.
"It sounded like a bomb. I thought something crashed into my roof," said DeMayo.
Neighbors say the crash was shockingly loud when the vehicle struck.
It was next-door neighbor Don Prevary's camera that caught part of the impact.
"She thought it was a gun going off. And then I look out and I see this car flying backwards out of there," said Prevary.
Police found the vehicle with front-end damage parked on Rutland Court down the street.
Police woke up the homeowners and found the teens, who were not harmed despite the crash.
"There's no school today," said Washington Twp. Police Chief Patrick Gurcsik. "They were allowed to stay up late, and they were bored and decided to take mom's car for a ride around the development. We're grateful. This could've ended tragically."
A township building inspector deemed the home safe to inhabit after the impact.
The names of the teens are not being released.
The chief says the teens will be issued traffic citations. The punishment for that is typically fines and or community service.

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