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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Driver runs into Davenport Hotel

From Staff Reports The Spokesman-Review

A driver who sideswiped several cars and then plowed into the Davenport Hotel late Saturday has been arrested on charges of driving under the influence and hit and run.

According to the Spokane Police Department, Alecia C. Crawford, 41, was driving west on Sprague when she hit a parked car and a tree near Sprague and Howard just before 11 p.m. Saturday. The car continued, hitting a taxi near Sprague and Post, then a Ford Mustang, before jumping the sidewalk and hitting the hotel. The building had minor damage, according to police.

Crawford reportedly was treated for minor injuries at a nearby hospital. No other injuries were reported.