JAY — A Minot man told police he fell asleep at the wheel Tuesday night and his car went through the new Jay Historical Society Museum beside Route 4, police Chief Larry White Sr. said. No one was injured.
When Cpl. Jeffrey Fournier responded to the 10:53 p.m. call, Shaun Sirois, 33, was standing outside the building at the top of Jay Hill, White said.
Sirois was driving south when his Subaru Forester crossed into the northbound lane, left the road, went in front of the Jay Fire Museum and struck the society’s new building, the chief said. The car struck the corner of the building, just missing a propane tank, went through the exterior and interior walls and partially exited on the other side.
There is significant damage, he said. The electrical meter box was severed.
Jay firefighters assisted at the scene.
The new building was built after a vehicle struck the society’s garage that was in the same vicinity.
The society’s main house was not damaged.
dperry@sunjournal.com
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- The Jay Historical Society Museum on Route 4 was badly damaged Tuesday night when a car drove into it and partially out the other side. Shaun Sirois, 33, of Minot was not hurt and told police he fell asleep at the wheel, police Chief Larry White Sr. said.
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- Shaun Sirois, 33, of Minot told police he fell asleep Tuesday night and his car went through the Jay Historical Society Museum on top of Jay Hill on Route 4, police Chief Larry White Sr. said. Sirois was not hurt.
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