House Struck By Truck

A 22 year old man is in trouble with the law. City police say the man sped off from a R.I.D.E. checkpoint and promptly hit a house with his black truck on Newton Street and Darwin Crescent shortly after 2:00 o'clock this morning. The man then allegedly struck two parked vehicles causing extensive damage. The driver has been charged with a number of offences, some of which are alcohol related.