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UPDATE: Motel sustains ‘moderate damage’ after Jeep hits building

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TROY — UPDATE @8:25 a.m.

A motel was damaged after being hit by a Jeep in Miami County early Wednesday.

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Troy police and medics responded just before 3 a.m. to the 1300 block of Archer Drive on reports that a vehicle hit a building, according to a Miami County dispatch supervisor.

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Upon arrival, officers discovered that a man had accidentally hit the building with his Jeep, a Troy Police spokesperson told News Center 7.

The vehicle had minor damage, and the building sustained moderate damage.

The motel remains open.

A building inspector was called to the scene, and said the motel was structurally sound, the spokesperson said.

Officers believe that drugs and alcohol are not factors in the crash, and the driver is facing traffic charges.

The crash remains under investigation.

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