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Man arrested after SUV hits UW-Madison campus building

By ASSOCIATED PRESS   Saturday, April 26, 2008 - 6:25 p.m.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A 23-year-old Madison man has been arrested after authorities say he crashed his vehicle into a college building in an apparent alcohol-related accident.

University of Wisconsin-Madison police say the man was driving near the campus Saturday morning about 3:30 a.m. when his sport utility vehicle struck the mechanical-engineering building.

A witness saw a man fleeing the scene of the crash. Authorities say the suspect was arrested while trying to steal a bicycle. He was taken to the UW Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

The vehicle had about $35,000 in damages.

Campus police didn’t have information on the extent of damage to the building, or a cost estimate of damages. But they say most damage was to the landscaping.




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bennetonf1
Apr 27, 2008 at 9:52 p.m.
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$35k in damages to an SUV?!?!?!?!

BigDaddy
Apr 26, 2008 at 9:22 p.m.
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Ahhh yes, those fun filled days before finals!
An expensive part of a college education.

diamondback
Apr 26, 2008 at 8:32 p.m.
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Was It daddys' SUV ? Sounds like it's a total loss.

SarahB
Apr 26, 2008 at 7:15 p.m.
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Fool.

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