Local
Car enters excavation at 21st and Laveer streets in West Oak Lane
A driver went past cones and a warning sign before the car dropped into a construction excavation near Imhotep Charter High School on Saturday. The driver’s condition was not known, and authorities had not provided details about the incident.
A car became trapped in a construction excavation near 21st and Laveer streets in West Oak Lane on Saturday, after the driver continued past traffic cones and a warning sign, surveillance footage showed.
The site is next to Imhotep Charter High School. When television crews arrived, the car’s airbags had deployed and the driver-side door was open. It was not known whether the driver was injured.
Neighbor Nell Roby said construction signs had been in place at the intersection for months. “People need to realize that when you see these areas being worked on, to take it serious,” Roby said.
Authorities had not provided further information about the incident, including the driver’s condition.