Dashcam footage captures moment dump truck smashes into home after driver suffers 'medical emergency'

Daily Mail​

22-05-2025

Terrifying dashboard camera footage captured the moment a dump truck crashed into a New Jersey home after the driver suffered a 'medical emergency'.
The 73,000lb truck, which was loaded with concrete sand, smashed into the Woodbury Heights home on Tuesday.
Woodbury Police were called to the scene at the intersection of Woodbury-Glassboro Road and Fairview Avenue at 1.34pm.
The commercial truck, owned by Zeisloft Trucking, was traveling northbound when it struck a telephone pole and continued down the street until it collided with the home.
Dashcam footage obtained by WPVI showed the truck driving past several cars before picking up speed and veering off the road and into the home at nearly 50mph.
First responders rescued the resident and the truck driver from the rubble, but the home had to be totaled.
Neighbor, Derek Keating, told Fox 29 that he ran over to help, and a natural gas line started to leak before first responders arrived.
He said: 'He was screaming for help, and he wasn't sure how bad he was hurt. I could see that he was bleeding, and he was telling me he had some medical issues.'
'The house is totaled. I've never seen that much devastation on a house. I mean, I've seen cars hit houses, but not like this.'
Charles Zeisloft, the owner of Zeisloft Trucking, told the local news station the driver had experienced a 'Grand Mal' seizure behind the wheel.
He identified the driver as a man named Timmy, who has 25 years of experience and was on his way home when he crashed.
Zeisloft said: 'Timmy, the driver, has been with us probably for 25 years. Loyal, dependable driver and he just lost his wife about a year ago.'
He added that his employee called him once he came to after the crash and had no idea what happened.
Zeisloft said: 'He wanted to tell me that he was in an accident. And that's what he called me about. I said, "Timmy, I'm already here". I said, "You are down in the basement of a home and I'm happy to hear you are OK".'
Another neighbor told NBC Philadelphia the man inside the home was recovering from surgery when the crash happened.
'I feel really horrible for the driver, and I feel very sorry for that man cause he is elderly and apparently just had surgery and was using a walker. He's older,' one witness, Lori Denham, said.
The homeowner's brother told CBS News Philadelphia that the man is recovering at the hospital, and he was sitting in his favorite chair when the truck crashed and sent him flying through the walls.
Horrified neighbors told the local news outlets about the chaos that ensued after the crash.
One neighbor, Samantha Burke, said: 'My son and I were walking out of our door when I heard a loud crash as we were coming out. The next thing I know there was a truck in our neighbor's yard, in his house."
'I heard my neighbor yelling, but the house was starting to crumble, so we couldn't do anything.'