Mass. home hit by driver eating chili to be razed

(AP) — A Massachusetts house struck by a lumber truck whose driver said he passed out after choking on chili will be demolished.

Police said Monday that structural engineers and city building inspectors determined that tearing down the entire home is the only safe way to remove the truck, which has been lodged inside the house since Friday.

The truck driver claims that he choked on the chili he was eating when his truck hit a bump. The flatbed truck veered off the road and slammed into the home in Lowell, which is about 25 miles northwest of Boston.

The driver was hospitalized with minor injuries. A woman in the home was not hurt.

The driver has not been charged, but the investigation continues. Police say alcohol and drugs have been ruled out.