One injured after car strikes pole, crashes into Sand Point home

SEATTLE, WA — A driver was injured Thursday after hitting a power pole and crashing into a residence in the Sand Point neighborhood of Seattle, according to KOMO News.

The accident took place on Sandpoint Way Northeast near Matthews Beach.

Seattle Fire crews said the woman was hurt in the pole collision moments before the car accelerated into the home. She was transported to a nearby hospital.

Few other details have been reported on the incident, but the first crash caused live wires to fall across the street.

It is unclear whether other passengers were in the vehicle at the time of the crash.

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