Crime & Safety
Driver Smashes Into Telephone Pole
A motorist collides with a utility pole on Lampson Avenue in Seal Beach.
A driver smashed head-on into a telephone pole in Seal Beach Wednesday evening but sustained only minor injuries, authorities said.
Police responded to a call at 5:48 p.m. about the solo vehicle collision on Lampson near Heather Street.
The collision crunched the front end of the sedan against the utility pole, knocking it askew. A nearby electrical pole was also affected by the collision, police said.
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Police have blocked off a lane near the crash as crews work on the damaged utility poles; it is unclear when it will reopen.
The driver was not transported to the hospital, according to police.
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Police said the investigation into the crash is ongoing.
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