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Car crashes into Bluffs home then drives away

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March 28th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Police in Council Bluffs are looking for a vehicle that crashed into a home and then left the scene, early Thursday morning.  Authorities says at around 12:20 a.m., Council Bluffs Police Department officers were called to 803 south 13th St., where an unidentified vehicle struck the side of a home, causing $10-thousand damage.

Police said the driver had attempted to turn left onto Eighth Avenue from South 13th Street and lost control, left the roadway and struck the home. A witness said the vehicle then drove away. Police said the vehicle is described as a small, two-door, dark-colored car that has heavy front-end damage. Part of the driver’s side headlight was left at the scene of the collision.