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A 19-year-old Clinton man crashes his vehicle into the Whiskey Ranch Tavern in the town of Darien after falling asleep at the wheel.

According to a news release, the Walworth county Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a vehicle crash involving a building on the 9000 block of U.S. Highway 14 just before 5:00 Friday morning.

First responders noticed a large natural gas leak from a broken gas meter.

The driver of the vehicle, 19-year-old Abel Espinoza was located uninjured inside his vehicle inside the tavern.

While the business was closed at the time of the crash, residents of an apartment above the establishment had to be evacuated.

State Highway 89 was closed for several hours while the gas leak was dealt with.

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