Driver avoids squirrel, crashes into historic Massachusetts home built by Abraham Lincolnâs ancestor
By David Aaro
HINGHAM, Mass. - A teenage driver in
Massachusetts last week swerved to avoid hitting a squirrel before crashing into a historic home built by an ancestor of President Abraham Lincoln, according to authorities.
Officers were called to the Samuel Lincoln Cottage at 182 North Street in Hingham around 6:35 a.m. on July 15, Hingham Police Department said. The cottage was constructed in 1650 when Hingham was first settled, the Boston Globe reported.
Credit: Hingham Police Department
Photos were released by police and firefighters that captured the damage. The car was found lodged in what appeared to be the cottage's living room.