Truck hit MY house!

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We were sound asleep at 4 am. A few minutes later we were all awake asking "What the heck was that?"

Our neighbor, who I've known for about 25 yrs had lost control of his truck and hit the end of our house! We live in a mobile home that's 14 x 70... he hit on the end of the kitchen so hard that it popped a piece of our bedroom cieling out nearly 70 feet away!

Thank God the dirver is ok and was alone. My son called 911 before even going out to see who was in the vehicle, so he was arrested for dui, and hauled to the local jail. The driver came in right away and apologized to us, feeling very sheepish about the whole thing.

He used to be one of my older daughters best friends, so spent a lot of time with us growing up. So he knows us well. We talked with the officer who arrested him last night and are hoping that rather than a long jail stay or hefty fine, they will force him into treatment for his drinking. He's someone we all really like and would much rather see him get help than punished. His head was really hanging when he told us what he'd done. I hope he still feels that way once he sobers up so he will do something about his problem.

If you're so inclined, please pray for him. He was lucky this time. Next time might not end this well.