Suspect charged after crashing stolen car into home

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - A scary situation unfolding in Springfield over the weekend after a stolen car crashed into two homes on Eastern Avenue.

We have since learned the suspect has been arrested and was only 18 years old. Police said he stole the car at gunpoint just hours before the crash.

Springfield homeowner Teresa Williams has spoken out after a car crashed into her home on Eastern Avenue.

“I hear the craziest noise of my life. It was just crazy… I thought the car was gonna blow up. It looked like it was gonna blow up. Everyone pulled him out of there for safety.””

The driver she was referring to has since been identified as 18-year-old Malachi Williams. Western Mass News spoke with Springfield Police spokesperson Ryan Walsh Monday morning who told us Williams had a crime filled night that evening and has since been arrested: “Around 8 o’clock Saturday, officers responded to Salem and Elliott Street for reports of a carjacking by firearm. As officers were investigating that a few hours later around 11-11:30, that car crashed into two homes on Eastern Avenue.”

Walsh continued to tell us the crash damaged the front deck and stairs of one home, and the deck of a second home, where the car stopped. When officers got to the scene, they arrested the driver and found a ghost gun inside of the car which had a Glock switch attached.

“These ghost guns are too easily available for individuals. I mean for one they’re illegal for these types of firearms or for individuals that are not licensed or even of age to be licensed to carry. In addition to it being a ghost gun, having a Glock switch on it makes it fully automatic firearm which means with a quick pull of the trigger you can send off numerous, numerous rounds in an instant.” Walsh added.

Williams was placed under arrest and taken to Baystate to receive care for his injuries suffered during the crash. He was arranged Monday afternoon and is being held without bail and faces over a dozen charges relating to the firearm as well as the crash and carjacking. His dangerousness hearing is scheduled for Friday.