BMW crashes into Half Moon Bay home, hits car parked in living room, flees scene

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Residents of a duplex in Half Moon Bay came home to a surprise last week when they discovered a vehicle had lost control and crashed through the front of their home to rearrange the living room before fleeing the scene, authorities said Monday.

The incident occurred about 10:30 p.m. Thursday when a dark BMW M coupe traveling eastbound on Magellan Avenue, just west of Highway 1, drove off the roadway’s northern edge, said Officer Art Montiel, a spokesman for the California Highway Patrol. The vehicle skidded through four tall folding front doors of the home, he said.

In addition to bursting through the front doors, the vehicle also damaged a Mini Cooper that was apparently parked in the home’s living room. The BMW drove into a table causing rear-end and some moderate front-end damage to the mini coupe, authorities said.

Shortly after crashing the driver reversed and drove away, witnesses told police.

The vehicle traveled eastbound on Magellan Avenue, stopped at a sign at Highway 1 and then turned left, Montiel said.

The tenants of the duplex were out of town at the time of the collision, he added.

Despite surveillance footage and witnesses, authorities did not have a description of the driver or license plate information.

Anyone with information can call Officer Torin Wong at 650-369-6261.

Correction: This story has been updated to note that the home hit by a BMW is in Half Moon Bay.

Sarah Ravani is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: sravani@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @SarRavani