Posted Wednesday, March 8, 2017 8:51 pm

PITTSFIELD — A driver escaped unharmed Wednesday evening after slamming her car into a vacant home when she swerved to avoid hitting a cat.

City police say around 7:30 p.m., the unidentified female motorist was headed south on Center Street near South Church Street, when she ran off the road hitting the corner of an unoccupied house at 70 Center St. The woman told the investigating officer she swerved to miss hitting the feline in the road. Instead, she ended up putting a sizeable hole in the building's foundation, according to police.

The driver wasn't hurt and she wasn't cited but her older model Pontiac sedan was totaled.