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Driver taken to hospital as trauma-alert patient after car crashes into Ocala home

Wreck investigated on NE 8th Avenue

OCALA, Fla. – A car crashed into a house late Thursday in Ocala, injuring the driver, fire rescue officials said.

The wreck happened just before 11 p.m. in the 600 block of NE 8th Avenue.

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Ocala Fire Rescue said crews were called to the home and found the driver inside the car, which had slammed into the corner of the house.

The driver was taken to a hospital as a trauma-alert patient, officials said.

No other injuries were reported.

The vehicle sustained major front-end damage, and although the house was damaged, it was deemed safe, according to fire rescue officials.

No other details have been released.