FIRST REPORT
A driver who police say fled when they attempted to pull him over crashed into a power pole on Hoover Avenue and Brohm Lane early Thursday morning.
The victim, who was the only occupant in the vehicle, was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said.
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An officer attempted to pull the driver over after getting a weapons complaint from someone at a nearby Burger King restaurant. However, when the driver saw the officer, he fled and the officer disengaged, police said.
Moments later, the officer noticed the crash and attempted to assist the driver, who was trapped in the vehicle.
Fire crews then extracted the driver, whose name has not been released, and he was taken to a local hospital.
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