SUV crashes into house

By Phil Anderson

No other injuries were reported, including to two people who were inside the home at the time of the accident.No serious injuries were reported in the accident, which was reported about 7:45 a.m. Thursday."As she was backing out," Cortez said, "she put the car in drive and somehow, it just took off."THE CAPITAL-JOURNALor ann.bush@cjonline.com."It was a stolen truck," said police Lt. Scott Gilchrist.Ward then looked across the street and saw that a Land Rover Discovery sport utility vehicle had crashed through the front of his neighbor's one-story home at 3521 S.E. Adams.Police at the scene said the vehicle had been backing east out of the driveway onto the 3500 block of S.E. Adams when it was placed into drive and suddenly surged forward.After these topics have been recognized one should concentrate on the four elements of a chain link fencing which are framework, fabric, fitting and gates. Fabric is the diamond shape steel wire that the fence is composed of. Framework includes the posts as well as the supports for the fabric. The fabric is held to the framework by the fittings and gates are to enter and exit the area within the fence.Three criterias should be considered while making a choice of the fabric. They are the thickness of the wire, the dimension of the opening in the wire and the coating of the wire for protection. The wire's thickness in chain link fencing fabrics/gauge is important to the strength of the fencing.Anyone with information about the incident can call Crime Stoppers at (785) 234-0007.THE CAPITAL-JOURNALThe vehicle left rubber marks as it sped west up the driveway, over a chain-link fence and into the front of the home, going through the living room and coming to rest with its front end in the kitchen.The home sustained extensive damage to its east, or front, side, as the vehicle took out the home's front door and a section of the wall with windows.The man fled on foot, and a K-9 unit was brought in to assist in the search.Chain link fencings are popular because it is relatively economical and is easy to install. An added advantage is that because of the open weave, chain link fencings are transparent and do not guard sunlight from both sides of the fencing. A semi-opaque fencing if wanted can be accomplished by inserting slats into the mesh.Topeka police Cpl. Louis Cortez said that the residents' daughter- in-law had been at the home moments before the crash to pick up an item and was preparing to leave in the sport utility vehicle.Upon their arrival on the scene, police and fire crews found the vehicle was about 10 feet inside the residence, facing southwest. The vehicle left skid marks in the driveway adjacent to S.E. Adams before it ran over four steel chain-link fence posts in the home's front yard, then crashed into the home."Thank God everyone's all right," Ward said. "In all of this, the only thing that counts is I get to see my neighbors again."

Phil Anderson can be reached at (785) 295-1195 or phil.anderson@cjonline.com.

Author: Phil Anderson