FOND DU LAC, Wis. — A Fond du Lac County man is accused of huffing duster spray before he crashed into a Verizon store, injuring five people.
This happened last week off of N. Rolling Meadows Drive.
With 12 charges against him, 20-year-old Benjamin Ayer faces up to 60 years behind bars. Ayer is accused of driving intoxicated behind the wheel before he lost control and slammed into a Verizon store, pinning a 29-year-old woman under the vehicle. Police later learned she has a fractured skull, pelvis, spine and hand.
The other three victims suffered back and leg injuries. One of them told police, "...someone said, 'watch out' and all of a sudden a vehicle came through the glass."
Police said Benjamin Ayer's, "...speech was slow and that he was apologetic..." immediately after the crash. Court records show officers noticed Ayer's pupils were dilated. That is when, "...he did admit...that he was huffing air duster...prior to driving the vehicle..." Police say they found a canister in the front seat.
Court records say a pipe with drugs that tested positive for marijuana was also found in the car.
A disaster scene that could have been much worse, as another employee was nearly struck by the car, and a man with his two children inside at the time amazingly were not hit but, "...the kids were crying and shaken up."
Ayer is being held on a $300,000 cash bond. His next court date is set for May 12 at 2 p.m. for a preliminary hearing.
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