Driver cited after truck crashes into home

Columbus, IN — A Columbus woman was cited after she reportedly crashed a truck into a Columbus home on Tuesday morning. At approximately 11:30 am, Columbus Police Department officers were dispatched to report of a vehicle that crashed into a house on Flintwood Drive. When officers arrived, they spoke to the driver of the truck, Denise L. Bruton, 54, of Columbus, who advised that she was traveling east on Chapel Drive, when her vehicle experienced a brake problem. Bruton advised she was unable to stop her truck which continued east across Flintwood Drive and struck the home which was occupied at the time of the crash. No injuries were reported.

Bruton was cited on allegations of Driving While Suspended with a Prior Conviction and Operating a Vehicle Without Insurance. The crash remains under investigation.