Officer James Taylor Drives into Home with Expired Drivers License

Residents inside one North Toledo home got quite a scare Sunday morning after a Toledo police cruiser ended up on their front porch.

The happened around 1:30 a.m. Sunday at 2814 Mulberry St. in North Toledo. The officer reportedly lost control of his vehicle and slid off the road and into the home's front porch. Ice may have caused the officer to slide off the road, although that has not been confirmed.

One man inside the home at the time of the crash said he was surprised to discover a police cruiser on the front lawn, "We were upstairs watching movies and all of a sudden we hear (a) loud tire screech," said Trevis Coogler. "The porch (was) about to fall."

Toledo Police Officer James Taylor responding to a report of a stolen vehicle in the area at the time of the incident. Taylor's cruiser knocked down a utility pole and part of another home before crashing into the porch.

Toledo Police have confirmed that Officer Taylor was driving with an expired driver's license. His license expired in August 2009.

Neither the residents nor Taylor were injured.

Toledo Police say they will investigate the incident further. They tell NBC24 that Taylor did renew his driver's license on Monday.