PHOTOS: Driver crashes onto New Port Richey home; family says it's the third time in 16 years
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NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — A Pasco County couple says they no longer feel safe in their own home after another car crashed onto their property in the middle of the night.

Florida Highway Patrol records show it happened around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16. 

Sharon and Terry Brumfield were in the home sleeping along with their daughter, son-in-law, and 18 month and 10-year-old grandchildren.

“From what I understand, he was coming down Cecilia Drive 90 miles an hour through the fence, went airborne right here and landed on top of the building back there,” said Terry Brumfield.

Florida Highway Patrol identified the driver as Matthew Justin Newman of Lutz.

The crash report shows he had an unknown license, registration, and insurance.

Online court records list multiple traffic violations against Newman, including no motor vehicle registration, failing to stop at a red light, and failing to obey a traffic control device.

Sharon and Terry Brumfield told 8 On Your Side this isn’t the first time this type of incident has occurred.

Records show a driver crashed into their living room in 2009 and another driver drove onto their property in 2013 which the couple says both drivers were drunk in their respective incidents.

The family says they’ve asked Pasco County for help over the years but the only change came five years ago, when the county installed a guardrail in front of the home.

“The county won’t put, like, a concrete barrier behind guardrail,” said Sharon Brumfield. “This guardrail is made to deflect a car. It’s not made for head on collisions.”

She says this latest crash has left them with thousands of dollars in damages.

“We just got estimates, that’s all we can do and we’re going to try to borrow the money to repair what we can repair,” Sharon Brumfield explained. “The fence is $2,800. For the roof, it was $5,100. So, we’re looking at what, $8,100.”

The couple says the repeated crashes are taking a toll on their safety and their grandchildren’s sense of security.

“We’ve lived here 30 years, and this is horrible. You know, when your grandchildren don’t want to sleep in their own room and come to you and go, I don’t feel safe anymore, Mimi.”

News Channel 8 reached out to Pasco County on behalf of the Brumfields and are waiting to hear back.

The Brumfields have created a GoFundMe for assistance with repair costs. The link can be found here.

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