Single-car crash results in electrical fire
The driver involved in a single-vehicle accident escaped without injury yesterday, though the crash resulted in an electrical fire.
When the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle around 8 a.m.on the 8500-block of Algon Avenue and crashed into a pole, wires fell into the street and caught fire. Police are investigating the crash, but the driver escaped uninjured.
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