Distracted Driver Smashes Into Midland County Home
By: Dylan Brooks
Updated: November 4, 2011
MIDLAND COUNTY -- A driver takes his eyes off the road -- and ends up in a Midland County home.
The distracted driving crash happened in the 500 block of Eastern around 9:30 AM Thursday.
Department of Public Safety troopers tell Big 2 that a man was driving a pickup truck on Eastern when he reached down for a drink that was sitting in the console -- and took his eyes off the road.
When the driver looked up, the truck had crashed into a home -- causing damage to the truck, home and a carport. The homeowner's pickup truck was also damaged in the crash
Luckily, no one was hurt in the crash.
No citations were written.
The distracted driving crash happened in the 500 block of Eastern around 9:30 AM Thursday.
Department of Public Safety troopers tell Big 2 that a man was driving a pickup truck on Eastern when he reached down for a drink that was sitting in the console -- and took his eyes off the road.
When the driver looked up, the truck had crashed into a home -- causing damage to the truck, home and a carport. The homeowner's pickup truck was also damaged in the crash
Luckily, no one was hurt in the crash.
No citations were written.
