A Florida woman drove into a house on Thursday morning after deputies said she was driving with her eyes closed and praying.

The Fort Walton Beach woman failed to stop at a stop sign and continued through the intersection and into a nearby home, the Northwest Florida Daily News reported. Deputies said she attempted to back out of after the crash, but got stuck in sand.

When asked by deputies what happened, the woman said she was praying at the time and had her eyes closed. She was cited for reckless driving with property damage.

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