ESCONDIDO, CA – A church in Escondido was damaged on Monday morning when a truck crashed into it, Fox 5 San Diego reports.
The incident occurred around 5 a.m. when a Peltzer Plumbing work truck crashed into the Fundamental Baptist Church on North Ash Street.
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The church’s pastor said that the crash damaged the pulpit and hymnals in the worship space. It also damaged the church’s main water line.
The truck driver claims that he crashed when he reached down for a pack of cigarettes.
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