Alleged drunk driver barrels into front of New Roads home

NEW ROADS - An alleged drunk driver ran his truck through the front of a brick house in New Roads on Monday night. The wreck, which was first reported shortly before 9 p.m., happened along False River Drive near the intersection with Major Parkway.The New Roads Police Department is working the crash and said the driver, 38-year-old William Simmons from Kentwood, will be going to the hospital and getting cited for driving while intoxicated. The severity of his injuries is unknown.&n