Pickup moving at high speed goes airborne, crashes into roof

BELOIT, Wis. (AP) — Police say a Wisconsin man was arrested after crashing a pickup truck into the roof of a Beloit home.

A news release from Beloit police says the 37-year-old man, of Beloit, was driving at a high rate of speed Saturday afternoon when his vehicle left the roadway, entered a water-retaining ditch and went airborne. The homeowner said he was watching a University of Wisconsin football game when the truck came crashing through the roof about 12 feet from him.

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No injuries were reported. First responders helped the pickup driver out of the vehicle.

The driver was arrested on suspicion of operating a vehicle while under the influence, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and reckless driving.