Ionia DPS Officer, Alec Lynn was on patrol Sunday, August 27th, when he noticed a truck with significant damage. It had sparks coming from underneath it.
Lynn stopped the vehicle, and that's when a call came in from a resident in the 600 block of N Division St. A vehicle had struck the residence and then left the scene of the accident.
The officer investigated the driver's level of intoxication, and eventually arrested the driver for Operating While Intoxicated as well as Driving on a Suspended Driver's License, leaving the scene of an accident, and no insurance.
Investigation revealed that the driver was westbound on Fargo St and tried to turn south onto N Division St. The truck went off the roadway during the turn, narrowly missing a fire hydrant and utility pole.
The driver ended up in a front lawn, crossed the top of a cement block retaining wall and drove into the garage of a residence there. The driver then backed away and left the scene.
No one was injured, although the garage took heavy damage.
