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Police: Car thief who crashed (into a HOUSE) was eating, texting
Texting and eating while driving? Not the best plan. Do those things while driving a stolen truck and the trouble mounts.
Kennewick, Wash., police say a Chevy pickup truck previously stolen in nearby Richland ran into a ditch and drove through some logs and lawns before hitting a home Wednesday.
Neighbors and the homeowner saw a man run from the scene. A Benton County sheriff's deputy in the area made an arrest a short time later.
Spokesman Mike Blatman tells the Tri-City Herald ( http://is.gd/wUepmy) the arrested man said he was eating a croissant and reading a text message when he lost control of the truck....
Kennewick, Wash., police say a Chevy pickup truck previously stolen in nearby Richland ran into a ditch and drove through some logs and lawns before hitting a home Wednesday.
Neighbors and the homeowner saw a man run from the scene. A Benton County sheriff's deputy in the area made an arrest a short time later.
Spokesman Mike Blatman tells the Tri-City Herald ( http://is.gd/wUepmy) the arrested man said he was eating a croissant and reading a text message when he lost control of the truck....
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2012/03/28/national/a213532D96.DTL#ixzz1qkZNc0se