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Driver flees after knocking down pole in Penn Hills

Jacob Tierney
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Penn Hills Volunteer Fire Department
A car flipped on its side after crashing into a telephone pole Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019.

A motorist Wednesday fled after crashing into a pole on Universal Road in Penn Hills, according to the Penn Hills Volunteer Fire Department.

Universal Road was closed between Stotler Road and Joslyn Drive and wasn’t expected to reopen until noon Wednesday, according to the fire department.

The car hit the pole just before 2 a.m. and flipped onto its side.

Nobody was in the car when first responders arrived.

The crash knocked over the telephone pole.


Jacob Tierney is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Jacob at 724-836-6646, jtierney@tribweb.com or via Twitter @Soolseem.


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