OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – A controversial monument of the Ten Commandments at the Oklahoma state Capitol has been demolished, according to the Oklahoma Highw...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – A controversial monument of the Ten Commandments at the Oklahoma state Capitol has been demolished, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

The stone monument was privately funded and stood six feet tall. It was placed at the Capitol in 2012, KFOR reported.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) said around 7 p.m. on Oct. 23 troopers were called to an abandoned vehicle that was driven into the statue, according to KFOR.

Workers remove the broken remains of the 10 Commandments monument @ the Capitol…It was knocked, broken overnight http://t.co/IQ9evLzfrJ—

Shawn Ashley (@eCapitol_Shawn) October 24, 2014

Investigators with OHP took the suspected vehicle into custody, and they are continuing to look into evidence surrounding the situation.