Dog hits gas pedal, causes truck to hit local home, report states

A truck crashed into a Vandalia home over the weekend, and one resident says a dog was to blame.

The crash was reported in the 3100 block of Stop 8 Road around 4:17 p.m. on Sunday.

A 52-year-old man told police he had just gotten home, and another resident had let their dog out to see him.

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“(The man) was trying to pull up closer to the home and (the dog) jumped into the truck and pushed the gas pedal,” a Vandalia police report stated. “This caused his truck to go through the west side of the home.”…

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