No One Hurt When Car Hits Cedar Rapids Apartment Building

By Jeff Raasch

The damage at Continental Terrace Apartments, 249 38th St. Dr. SE, after the building was struck by a car Friday morning. (Jeff Raasch/The Gazette)

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Story Created: Mar 12, 2010 at 7:48 AM CST

Story Updated: Mar 12, 2010 at 7:48 AM CST

CEDAR RAPIDS -- No one was injured when a vehicle struck a Cedar Rapids apartment building Friday morning.

It happened at 249 38th St. Dr. SE, at the Continental Terrace Apartments. Police said they responded there around 4:45 a.m. when the incident was reported.

The crash knocked out a bedroom window and damaged the outside of the building.

A woman who lives in the impacted apartment said her daughter was sleeping just a few feet away when it happened.

Police do not have a description of the suspect or the vehicle. Anyone who has information about the incident is encouraged to call police.

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