The Ellis County Press: Man crashes into home, injures 4 kids

Man crashes into home, injures 4 kids
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Editor on 06/17/2010 10:28:00


MEGAN GRAY
The Ellis County Press
LANCASTER - A 26-year-old black male drove his car into a Lancaster home
injuring four children Sunday, June 13.
Tarus Nichols, of Garland, was on PCP and cocaine when he drove his Dodge
Charger into a home on the 800 block of West Pleasant Run Road near Nor-th
Dallas Avenue.
According to reports, witnesses told responding officers the driver ran from the
scene.
It's reported one of the injured children, Jonathon Simon, 13, suffered a
fractured skull, punctured lung, broken ribs, leg and an ankle.
Nichols faces a felony charge of intoxicated assault with a vehicle and
currently is at the Dallas County Jail with bail set at $25,000.