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North Seattle crash brings down power lines, injures 20-year-old driver

A car struck a utility pole and a building near North 105th Street and Greenwood Avenue North shortly before 4 a.m. Monday. The driver was taken to Harborview Medical Center in stable condition and arrested for DUI, police said.

North Seattle crash brings down power lines, injures 20-year-old driver
A 20-year-old man was injured and arrested for driving under the influence after a crash in North Seattle early Monday, according to Seattle police. Officers responded shortly before 4 a.m. Oct. 12 to reports of a vehicle crashing into a building near North 105th Street and Greenwood Avenue North. Police said the car first hit a telephone pole, bringing down power lines, before striking the building. The driver got out of the car on his own, Seattle Fire Department medics reported. He had a leg injury and was taken to Harborview Medical Center in stable condition. Greenwood Avenue North was temporarily closed in both directions while crews cleared the damaged pole and downed wires.

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