Dog Gone Distraction

Local dude damages house to avoid hitting dog:

A man blames a dog in the street as the reason he crashed into a house at 11th and Hardesty in Kansas City Monday afternoon.

Police say about 1:30 p.m. a man reported that he swerved to avoid a dog in the street, lost control and slammed into the house.

While no one was hurt, it looks like the guy caused some serious damage to a metro home that's probably far more expensive than a trip to the car wash had he simply ran into the dog.