One of the most iconic houses on HGTV’s Fixer Upper – for more reasons than one – was the Three Little Pigs house. Not many fans liked the outcome and claimed Chip and Joanna had taken away from the house’s natural charm and character.
It is now also infamous for another reason. A drunk-driver crashed through the patio and into the house while the owners were asleep inside in 2017.
Some fans said the house was so bad the driver had “inadvertently” made it better. In terms of our opinion, we plead the fifth.
Reality Titbit has all the details on the house itself and the crash, keep reading to find out what went down.
The Three Little Pigs project
Episode 13, season 10 debuted the Three Little Pigs House in Waco, Texas – 1092 Alexander Avenue, North Waco, to be specific.
The house was a typical Texan suburban bungalow and had some stunning natural features, giving the house heaps of character.
The Fixer Uppers were there to enhance its natural flair but a number of fans thought they made it worse. Chip and Jo decided to demolish the bungalow’s porch and patio, replacing it with a brick one.
The interior had a cosy vibe with a large living room and separate office space at the front as well as a stunning fireplace in the middle.
I'm more than blessed as I have a great business that is growing in Waco and just bought the Three Little Pigs house that was featured on Fixer Upper's Season 3 Episode 12. Oh, and I only drive about 12 minutes to watch my Bears! #Blessed #SicEm
— BNT (@BearNTex) October 22, 2018
Drunk-driver crashed through the front
31-year-old Allen Wayne Miller was arrested in 2017 after crashing into the home in his Hyundai at 1.20am on a Saturday.
Tire marks were found on the lawn leading to the house, indicating to police the vehicle caught air and flew up and over the porch. The car went through the porch railing and into the home. Waco assistant fire chief Don Yeager explained:
“The yard is built up several feet and he hit the embankment of the yard, apparently went airborne and, like a lot of older homes, this house was built up off the ground, so he cleared the rest of the yard. He didn’t hurt the hedges but he took out the railing on the porch and went right into the window of the front room and hit an interior wall that might be a load-bearing wall.”
Don Yeager
The crash was so bad police said if it wasn’t for the fireplace, which had been moved during the renovation, the car could have gone through into the bedroom where homeowners Ken and Kelly were sleeping.
The couple were unhurt and the driver escaped with only minor injuries. Miller was charged with driving while intoxicated. See the Fox News report below:
Things haven't gotten this dicey in Waco since the Three Little Pigs house from Fixer Upper
— Anthony Broome (@anthonytbroome) November 1, 2019
Couple ‘frustrated’ with purchase
The homeowners claimed they had been complaining to the police for more than a year about crime in the neighbourhood. Kelly Downs told the Waco Tribune-Herald:
“It’s like the Wild West here. It’s been a problem from the beginning. We’ve lived here a year and a half.”
Kelly Downs
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