Emergency crews responded Wednesday to a pickup truck that crashed into the stone facade of the 100-year-old Butler County Ford building located at 400 South Main Street in Butler. According to Butler City police, the driver of the northbound gray GMC Sierra dropped his cigarette and lost control of the vehicle when he leaned over to retrieve it.

A nicotine craving may have caused a truck to smash into Butler County Ford at the noon hour Wednesday.

Police at the scene said the driver of an older gray GMC Sierra was traveling northbound and had just crossed the Gen. Richard Butler bridge when he dropped a lit cigarette.

The driver lost control when he leaned over to retrieve it, crossed southbound traffic, and came to rest against the stone facing at the 100-year-old Ford dealership at the corner of Main and Wayne streets.

No apparent damage was visible inside the showroom, and the huge glass windows were not broken by the truck.

Because the truck's damaged wheel assembly still was resting against the stone facing between the sidewalk and the windows, Cathy Glasgow, owner of Butler County Ford, was unsure if there was any exterior damage immediately after the crash.

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