Empty beer can and vodka bottle found in car that slammed into home day care

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A driver, under the influence of alcohol, lost control of her vehicle and slammed into a home day care early Wednesday Morning.

Just after midnight, Fort Wayne police responded to the 5000 block of South Anthony Boulevard and found a car wedged into the front of the home. The day care was not occupied at the time of the accident.

Police told NewsChannel 15 a woman was driving north on S. Anthony when she left the road, overcorrected, and shot directly across two lanes of traffic. Then, she hit the curb, narrowly missed a street sign and mailbox, and hit the front of the home.  The spokesperson for the Fort Wayne Police Department, Raquel Foster, said although unusual it's common for impaired drivers to crash into homes.  "They will collide with other vehicles, trees, bushes, property like homes and businesses.  That's why it' so important that when you see an individual who might be operating a vehicle who might be impaired that you call police," Foster said.

The police report stated that an empty beer can and a bottle of vodka were found laying on the front seat floorboard of the car.

The driver of the car was identified by an officer at the scene as Takeesha Nelson. She had a BAC of .17.  Nelson was arrested and faces a charge of operating while intoxicated.

The Sugar Drops III Daycare sustained structural damage to the front of the stone veneer home. Neighborhood Code condemned the building due to the damage. A hole about six feet wide and three feet tall was clearly visible where the car made impact. Police said there may have also been electrical damage.

Once repairs are made and the building is deemed safe for occupancy, the day care can reopen.  The Allen County Building Commissioner said it's important to make sure buildings are structurally sound.  "In a commercial building where patrons are coming into it and they aren't familiar with it they're assuming it's safe and it's our responsibility to make sure that they meet those requirements," Allen County Building Commissioner David Fuller said.

The incident remains under investigation.