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Car crashes into Pinckneyville home

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PINCKNEYVILLE, IL (KFVS) -

A Pinckneyville homeowner has quite a mess after a driver didn't stop at a dead end.

Pinckneyville police say Wednesday night just before 11:30 p.m. an Elkville man came to an intersection at South Walnut and Grand Avenue and just kept on going.

The car took out a power pole, air conditioner and the home's back steps.

When police came out to investigate, they arrested 34-year-old Christopher McClanahan of Elkville for DUI, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was taken to the Perry County, Ill. Jail.

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