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Oscar Mayer Wienermobile Penetrates Unsuspecting Home


An Oscar Meyer Wienermobile crashed into the home and outdoor
deck of Nick Krupp in Racine, Wis. on Friday morning, July 17, 2009.
According to a witness, the vehicle was parked in the driveway.
The driver lurched the vehicle forward instead of backing out of the
driveway, hitting Krupp's deck and cracking the foundation of his
house. (AP Photo/Journal Times, Tom McCauley)

MOUNT PLEASANT, Wis. — One southern Wisconsin homeowner is probably not in love with the Oscar Mayer wiener. The famed hot dog's Wienermobile crashed Friday into the deck and garage of a home in Mount Pleasant, about 35 miles south of Milwaukee.

Police said the driver was trying to turn the Wienermobile around in the driveway and thought she was moving in reverse. But she instead went forward and hit the home. It sat in the driveway as if it were stuck in the garage Friday afternoon.

No one was home and no one was injured. No citations were immediately issued.

Both the home and vehicle suffered moderate damage, which Oscar Mayer spokeswoman Sydney Lindner says insurance will cover.

Police hadn't been able to speak to the homeowner as of early Friday evening.

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