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Drunk driver hits store in prank
Posted: 01.06.2009 at 11:03 AM
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The owner of the car was giving the suspect a ride home.

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TRAVERSE CITY -- A Traverse City man has been arrested on drunk driving charges after crashing a car into a convenience store.

It happened late Monday night at the 7-11 store on 14th Street in Traverse City.

When police got there, they say they found a car had hit the building.

The owner of the car says he was giving the suspect a ride home after being at a downtown bar.

They say they stopped to buy cigarettes when the suspect decided to play a prank on the owner of the car by driving around back, that's when the car hit the building.

The 21-year-old suspect fled, but was later arrested for drunk driving and leaving the scene of an accident.

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