Police: Car Slams Into Utility Pole, Driver Cited

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Posted: 9:54 AM Sep 23, 2008
Last Updated: 9:54 AM Sep 23, 2008
Reporter: Anna Baxter
Email Address: anna.baxter@wsaz.com

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ST. ALBANS, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A driver was cited after police say she lost control of her car and slammed into a utility pole in St. Albans.

The accident happened just before 8:00 a.m. Tuesday morning.

Police say the driver was driving in the 800 block of Walnut Street South when she ran off the road and hit the utility pole.

The driver was cited for failure to maintain and no proof of insurance.

No one was hurt, but emergency crews had to use the jaws of life to get the woman out of the car.

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Posted by: ? on Sep 24, 2008 at 10:12 AM
What was the name and age of the driver? Was speeding involved? What made this person lose control?

Posted by: Heather on Sep 23, 2008 at 08:46 PM
Get a magnfying glass if it's that difficult to see because there are clearly wires wrapped around the pole and going up. Anyways-probably speeding or talking on a phone, both of which doesn't earn my sympathy. Neither does driving without insurance-I struggle to pay mine but it still gets done.

Posted by: tony on Sep 23, 2008 at 03:01 PM
looks like a tree not a pole

Posted by: Jeff on Sep 23, 2008 at 12:34 PM
Funny looking utility pole. Looks like a tree to me.

Posted by: Pablo on Sep 23, 2008 at 10:48 AM
Again I ask, are the police checking mobile telephone records to see if all these crashes are the result of texting or mobile telephone use while driving? Drunks aren't the only ones that kill on the highways.

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