By Associated Press - Wednesday, February 22, 2017

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - Authorities in eastern Iowa say a distracted driver has crashed into the side of the Linn County Sheriff’s Office building.

Cedar Rapids television station KCRG reports (https://bit.ly/2mmhMNE ) that the crash happened Wednesday morning. The red sport utility vehicle appeared to just miss a light pole after jumping a curb, running over a sidewalk and the office’s lawn before hitting the building.

No injuries or serious damage to the building were reported.



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Information from: KCRG-TV, https://www.kcrg.com

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