Man who drove car into house, parked cars released from hospital
A Cape Coral man accused of driving into a home has been released from a local hospital.
As of Tuesday, Brian Lee Eyerman Prado, 19, of 1502 S.W. 43rd Lane, had been discharged from Lee Memorial Hospital, where he was transported on Nov. 19 following the crash, according to officials.
Police reported that at 12:23 a.m., Eyerman Prado was driving a Honda west on Southwest 43rd Lane. At Chiquita Boulevard, he drove across the road and into the driveway at 4338 Chiquita Blvd., S.
At full speed, the Honda crashed through the garage and drove into the living room. Eyerman Prado stopped the vehicle and reversed out of the home, then he began to drive southbound on Chiquita.
Police reported that Eyerman Prado continued southbound, running a red light at the intersection of Cape Coral Parkway. In the 500 block, the Honda veered to the right and drove into the parking lot of a housing complex at 5004 S. Chiquita Blvd. The vehicle then struck four cars in the lot at full speed.
After coming to a stop, Eyerman Prado exited the Honda naked and covered with blood.
He was agitated, would not listen to officers and kept trying to walk away, according to police. Eyerman Prado was eventually detained by multiple police officers and the use of a Taser.
Police reported that Eyerman Prado, having sustained facial trauma with an “altered mental status,” was trauma-altered to the hospital. It was later determined that the injuries were non-life threatening.
The house at 4338 Chiquita Blvd., S., suffered catastrophic damage and was condemned by a city building inspector, according to police. Some of the vehicle parts from the Honda were discovered in the garage. The residence, which is a rental property, was unoccupied at the time of the accident.
The vehicles struck in the complex’s parking lot were also unoccupied at the time.
Police reported that it is unknown if the accident is alcohol or drug related.