Car collides into a fence and backyard on Spiros Drive

4 years 4 months 1 week ago Tuesday, February 23 2016 Feb 23, 2016 Tuesday, February 23, 2016 9:22:00 PM CST February 23, 2016 in News
By: Calli Luna, KOMU 8 Digital Producer

COLUMBIA - A pick-up truck ran into a fence in a backyard on Tuesday night off Ballenger Lane.

A witness told KOMU 8 News two cars were driving in opposite directions when one car drove off the road into a ditch and collided into the fence on Spiros Drive.

Firefighters and police were on the scene. No one was severely injured.

(Photo courtesy: Justin Coil)

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