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Car Crashes into Pool, Driver Rescued, $300K Damage

12/31/2025

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A car crashed through a backyard wall in Laughlin, Nevada, on December 15, ejecting the driver into a pool.
Surveillance footage shows the speeding car before impact and damage to homeowner Cletis Reed's property.
Reed rescued the disoriented driver, who was later hospitalized.
The crash damaged Reed's patio and contaminated his 25,000-gallon pool with motor oil, and repairs could reach nearly $300,000.

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Story summary

A car crashed through a backyard wall in Laughlin, Nevada, on December 15, ejecting the driver into a pool.
Surveillance footage shows the speeding car before impact and damage to homeowner Cletis Reed's property.
Reed rescued the disoriented driver, who was later hospitalized.
The crash damaged Reed's patio and contaminated his 25,000-gallon pool with motor oil, and repairs could reach nearly $300,000.