On 03/31/2023 at 10:21 AM deputies responded to a property damage accident in the 4300 blk of N 200
W. A caller reported that a vehicle had ran into a residence and that the driver had allegedly been
consuming alcohol.
Upon deputies’ arrival they found a pickup truck that had struck a residence causing significant damage
to its structure. The residents of the home were not home at the of the incident. Upon further
investigation by Deputy Ryan Smith the driver of the vehicle, Noah Rutan 22 of Columbus, was arrested
on an allegation of operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangerment (A – Mis). Rutan was later released after he was found to be eligible based on the proxy release matrix.
This is a preliminary investigation. All persons are innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.