From the Rapid City Journal:
The City of Presidents statue of Harry Truman was sheared off its pedestal and damaged by a drunk driver early Friday morning, the Rapid City Police Department reported.
A 1999 Ford Taurus driven by Jeremy Tarr, 32, of Rapid City slid into the bronze statute at the corner of Mount Rushmore Road and St. Joseph Street after Tarr failed to negotiate a northbound turn while being pursued by a police officer. The accident occurred at about 1:30 a.m. Tarr, who fled the scene on foot, was arrested a short time later for third-offense DUI, aggravated eluding, reckless driving, driving under revocation, hit and run and no insurance.
The damaged statue was sculpted by James Michael Maher and placed in 2004. It features Truman holding a 1948 edition of the Chicago Daily Tribune mistakenly declaring "Dewey Defeats Truman."
The statue has been removed from the corner.
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