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Driver in stolen car flees scene after crash damages Philadelphia home, leaves another driver injured

Philadelphia police are searching for a driver who fled the scene after a crash that left a home with major damage and another driver in critical condition.

The crash happened around 3:30 a.m. near the intersection of Oxford Avenue, Kenwyn Street and Horrocks Street in the city's Frankford neighborhood. 

Our photographer on the scene showed a hole in the outer wall of the home. The hole has since been covered with wood and tarp.

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Police said the driver of a Honda, which was reported stolen in September, ran a stop sign and struck a silver Toyota. The collision sent the Honda into the side of the home at the end of Kenwyn Street.

The Honda driver then fled the scene on foot, while the driver of the Toyota, a 31-year-old man, was taken to a hospital and listed in critical condition.

Homeowner Cheri Clayton said she had just exited her bathroom when she heard the sound of the crash, thinking at first that her home was collapsing.

Clayton said she went into her living room and saw fire at first, not realizing there was a car in the room.

"When I tell you that a car went through your window, I don't know about everybody else, but I just started crying," Clayton said.  

She is planning to stay wth her brother while her home is repaired, and urged the city to implement safety measures like speed bumps at that intersection, which has had several crashes. She's grateful her family is safe.

"My mother used to live here with me," Clayton said. "I lost my mother in January. Her hospital bed is right here at this window. And if you see the bed, if she was still here, it would have killed her because the bed is damaged."

The city's Department of Licenses and Inspections has deemed the home an unsafe structure. 

The Philadelphia Police Department's Crash Investigation Division was on the scene. A tow truck was in the process of removing the car.

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Police are urging anyone with more information on the Honda driver to reach out.

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