Notification has been made to the next of kin of a young man who was shot and killed last week while visiting a home on the city's southeast side.A pickup truck crashed into a Woodburn home this morning, leaving the driver dead and the house damaged and partially burnt.
The pickup, a Dodge Dakota, hit the side of the home at 4822 Bull Rapids Road at about 12:19 a.m., according to Sgt. Steve Stone of the Allen County Sheriff's Department. There were no indications the truck tried to stop or avoid the home, which sits near the intersection of Bull Rapids and Ash Street.
A woman and her son inside the home were uninjured. The driver of the truck, which caught fire, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver has yet to be identified, and Stone did not know yet if the driver was an adult.
The truck did not go all the way into the older home, according to Stone. He said the home's age may have played a part in keeping the truck from going completely through.
Stone also said nearby cars had windows blown out.
