Driver flees after stolen car crashes into home in Laurentian Valley, injuring resident

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Ontario Provincial Police are looking for a driver who crashed a stolen car into the side of a home in Laurentian Valley Township late Tuesday night, injuring a senior citizen.

OPP say the incident happened at around 11 p.m. Police were called to a home on Drive-In Road where a vehicle was partially embedded in the side of the house and still running by the time police arrived.

The 78-year-old man who lives in the home was injured and taken to hospital. His injuries were described as non-life-threatening.

According to police, the driver had left the road and sent the car flying before crashing it into the home.

Both the driver and passenger ran away from the scene. Officers and dogs looked for them, but they could not be found.

Anyone with information should contact the Upper Ottawa Valley OPP at 1-888-310-1122 and refer to incident E250975566. If you have information, but want to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at valleytips.ca.