Vehicle hits Morgantown Bank & Trust Branch

Mon, 01/04/2021 - 9:55am — Autumn Proctor

UPDATED STORY:

On Monday morning, January 4, officers with the Morgantown Police Department, along with other emergency personnel, responded to Morgantown Bank & Trust located on Veterans Way in reference to a vehicle that had driven into the building. The operator of the vehicle was 41-year-old John Muth. Through an investigation of the accident, it appears Muth was pulling into a parking space when he drove over a small concrete barrier before hitting the outside of the building creating a large opening. Muth was discovered to be operating the vehicle on a suspended license and he was issued a citation for the offense.

Amber Smith, an employee of Morgantown Bank & Trust inside the building at the time, was injured and soon after transported to the hospital by EMS. She was thereafter released with only minor injuries.

ORIGINAL STORY:

A vehicle failed to stop while pulling into the Hwy. 70 Morgantown Bank & Trust on Monday morning and hit the bank. Butler County EMS, Morgantown Fire Department, Morgantown Police Department, and the Butler County Sheriff's office responded. More information will be provided as it becomes available.