The vehicle apparently skidded through a stop sign, jumped a curb and hit the house.
Jenkins said the accident caused considerable structural damage to the home that crews would have to shore up while the family stays elsewhere.
Gillespie said one of her sons was working on a homework assignment just before going to bed and may have left it on a table in the area of the house that was damaged.
"So hopefully the teacher will understand that the homework might be under this lady's car," she quipped.