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MILFORD - A Leesburg teen-ager was injured Tuesday night when the car he was driving went off the road and struck a house. The house then started on fire.
David L. Carpenter, 17, of EMS B44 Lane, Leesburg, was treated at Kosciusko Community Hospital for unspecified injuries and later released.
According to a Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department report, Carpenter was traveling at a high rate of speed when he apparently lost control of his car and left the roadway. He struck a house on CR 300E, 20 feet north of EMS D24 Lane, near Milford, and also damaged a car parked in the garage of the home.
The house and car are owned by Leonard H. Foyle, North CR 300E, Syracuse.
Fire damage to the home was minimal.
Damage to Carpenter's car was estimated at $5,000 to $10,000. Foyle's house sustained $25,000 to $50,000 damage and no estimate was available for Foyle's car.
