Teen driver cited in Liberty Center crash into apartment lobby

A silver Honda Element was removed from the inside of Obsidian apartments at Liberty Center in Liberty Twp. Thurs., June 29, 2023 after the driver crashed through the building. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

A silver Honda Element was removed from the inside of Obsidian apartments at Liberty Center in Liberty Twp. Thurs., June 29, 2023 after the driver crashed through the building. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

LIBERTY TWP. — A teenage driver has been cited for driving without a license in the wake of an SUV crashing through the windows of the lobby of a Liberty Center apartment building.

Officials with the Butler County Sheriff’s Office said the 17-year-old, female driver slammed a silver Honda Element SUV through large plate-glass window at the Obisidian Apartments at 7065 Foundry Row at approximately 9:42 a.m. Thursday.

The SUV drove traveled about 20 feet into the lobby.

First responders rushed to the scene but the driver suffered minor injuries and was released to her parent, said dispatchers, who then took the teen to Cincinnati Children’s Liberty Campus in Liberty Twp.

The crash remains under investigation, said dispatchers.

Photojournalist Nick Graham contributed to this story.

A silver Honda Element was removed from the inside of Obsidian apartments at Liberty Center in Liberty Twp. Thurs., June 29, 2023 after the driver crashed through the building. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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