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Man charged with OWI after crashing into western Iowa house

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April 30th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

LE MARS, Iowa (AP) – A western Iowa man faces operating while intoxicated charges after authorities say he crashed into a house in Le Mars. The Sioux City Journal reports 22-year-old Travor Koontz of Remsen is accused of driving his car into a home around 1:40 a.m. Friday.

Le Mars Police Officer John Kaskie says Koontz had been driving south when he lost control of his Chevy Impala and veered eastward into the home. The vehicle breached the concrete in the basement wall and broke a water line inside the house, but no one was injured. Koontz was treated at the scene. He was charged with second-offense operating while intoxicated, failure to maintain control and failure to provide insurance.