Woman drives into house while changing CD

Police arrested the woman who plowed through a Burke County house with her station wagon.

Authorities said she flew 180 feet off the pavement at the corner of Drexel and Trinity Church roads.

"I'm just very sorry I damaged her house and I want to apologize," said Primadonna Jones as she fought back tears and apologized for driving her car into a home near Drexel.  

The impact took out a wall in the basement and left cracks in the walls upstairs.

The homeowner, Rita Byrd, was outside at the time and witnessed the whole thing.  

"She just went through the house. And I heard it. I thought maybe I'm seeing things," Byrd said.

The Highway Patrol believes Jones was impaired by prescription medication when she went off the road and drove more than a half a football field before colliding with the home.

She never hit her brakes. 

"She went completely in the basement. If anybody had been in the basement they would have been hurt or even killed," said Trooper Jeff Baker.

"I was changing my CDs in my car. I might have been going a little bit fast, but not that fast," Jones said.

Jones also admitted to taking a muscle relaxer before the crash.

Police said they found several bottles of medication on her, including pain relievers.  

Byrd is still in shock by what happened and said it will cost thousands of dollars to make repairs to her home. 

"She said, ‘I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry.’ I said, ‘It is too late to be sorry. What the world is wrong with you?’" Byrd said.

Wednesday afternoon workers put up beams to hold up one end of the house.

Police said they got a sample of Jones’ blood and not only have charged her with DWI but also careless and reckless driving.  

via wsoctv.com