Driver cited in pickup vs home crash

The driver of the pickup truck that hit a garage last week in Luverne was issued a citation for reckless driving, according to Sheriff Evan Verbrugge.
He said 44-year-old Jesse Cody, Brandon, missed the curve on West Main Street Tuesday morning, April 11, and barreled across the boulevards to the northeast.
The 2020 Chevy pickup took out a light pole across the street from Rock County Opportunities and hit a tree at Main and Walnut streets before crashing through the garage wall on Davidson Street and landing inside the structure on its side.
Law enforcement and emergency responders were dispatched to the crash scene where they found Cody walking away from the twisted, mangled vehicle.
Verbrugge said Cody had been in Brandon 20 minutes prior to the crash. He’d been working out at a fitness facility but doesn’t remember how he ended up in Luverne or why.
“It’s possible there was some kind of medical thing going on with him,” Verbrugge said Tuesday, April 18, after reviewing the report.
EMS personnel tended to Cody at the scene, and he was taken to Sanford Luverne ER by ambulance where he was treated and released.
The property is owned by Lowell and Roni Feit who weren’t there at the time of the crash. No one else was injured.
The Rock County Sheriff's Office reported speed as a factor in the crash. A reckless driving citation can result in fines and fees up to $1,000.
Verbrugge said Cody and his auto insurance will be responsible for property damage.