The driver of a pickup and his three intoxicated passengers got stuck in the mud early Saturday morning after allegedly doing “doughnuts” in the front yard of a residence in the 2000 block of Willowwood Street, according to a police department log.

When police arrived, the four men told the officers they had been drinking at a party earlier and were driving down the street when a deer jumped in front of the truck, according to the log, causing the driver to swerve and drive onto the grass.

The driver said he revved his truck to get out of the yard, but got stuck in the process.

A police officer who analyzed the impressions left in the ground said they appeared to be the result of doughnuts, rather than unintentional damage, according to the log. However, he noted he was unable to disprove the driver’s story.

The four men were university students, and police issued referrals on the report to their school.

Other reports

North Hook Street, Hickory Creek — A woman caught in a mobile home fire Friday night is now out of the hospital, according to neighbors.

The home caught fire about 10:30 p.m. and the woman passed out from smoke inhalation, said Frances Conner, one of her neighbors.

The fire destroyed the home where the woman, her husband and three young children lived. The rest of the family was uninjured.

The Lake Cities Fire Department was unable to comment on the fire during the weekend.

700 block of Denton Street — Someone threw several large rocks at a vehicle Friday night, shattering the rear window and a passenger window, as well as denting the hood, according to a police report. Two rocks landed in the back seat, the report stated.

The car’s owner told police he had heard something outside his residence but dismissed it, according to the report.

Heritage Lane — A woman told police her daughter’s boyfriend bit her daughter’s hand to steal car keys and took her vehicle for a joyride Saturday afternoon.

When the boyfriend brought the car back later that afternoon, it was wrecked, according to the police report.

An officer took pictures of the car, numerous injuries on the daughter and a door jamb that appeared to have been busted open, according to the report.

— Candace Carlisle

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