It was a rude awakening for a Cedar Rapids couple when a car crashed throughtheir living room about two o’clock this morning. Police sergeant StephenKeiller says it’s amazing no one was killed when a 20-year-old driver lostcontrol of his car, bounced the curb and plowed into the home. He estimatesthe damage at six to eight thousand dollars.Sergeant Keiller says the driver ran away from the scene of the accident andwas traced to a nearby home of a friend.Keiller says rainy weather and alcohol may have been factors in causing thecrash:Keiller says 20-year-old Matthew Reinertson (RY-nurt-son) of Cedar Rapidswas taken into custody and faces a variety of charges.
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