SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The driver of a van that crashed into a house on Orange Street in Springfield Wednesday night is being charged.

According to Springfield Police Spokesperson Ryan Walsh, an 18-year-old man driving a van on Orange Street at around 7:15 p.m. crossed over into oncoming traffic, struck a vehicle, drove over a curb, hit a DPW sign, drove through a fence, and crashed into a home.

The driver was extricated from the vehicle and brought to a nearby hospital, where they are expected to be okay. He is being charged with uninsured motor vehicle and marked lanes violation.

No other injuries have been reported.

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