Before fleeing the scene, the man struck another vehicle on the property and then crashed into the victim's home.Â
An adult and juvenile were trapped inside the car and first responders extricated them from the wreck.Â
Another child in the home ran to a neighbor's house to get help, alerting police of the situation.Â
A sheriff's deputy found the vehicle at a Wheatfield address where the owner believed the suspect may have left it, police say.
The driver was found to be under the influence and was charged with OWI and reckless driving, police said.Â
Police found the driver in the area sitting on the ground with blood on his face. Investigators determined he had struck a guardrail nearby af…
The severity of damage prevented investigators from identifying the cause, an official with the Indiana Department of Security said.
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