WATERLOO, IOWA (AP) -- Waterloo police say crews have capped a natural gas line that ruptured at a motel after it was hit by a van that crashed into the building.
The crash happened at the Pine Tree Motel about 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Capt. Tim Pillack says the motel was evacuated, but no one was hurt. He says the guests weren't allowed back and were given housing for the night.
Pillack on Wednesday says the driver of the van, Lionel Clark, of Cedar Falls, got into an argument with his girlfriend. He allegedly hit her, jumped into her van and then hit the motel.
Clark is charged with simple assault, drunken driving and operating a motor vehicle without the owner's consent. Clark remains in the Black Hawk County jail on $3,600 bond. Pillack did not know if Clark had an attorney.
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