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Single-car crash takes down power lines along Ellis Blvd.
CEDAR RAPIDS – No one was hurt when a car brought down a utility pole and power lines Wednesday morning in Cedar Rapids.
Police said the car hit the pole around 7:30 a.m. along Ellis Boulevard NW, near Ellis Lane NW. The single-vehicle crash toppled the wooden pole and brought down power lines that blocked the street.
The driver, 16-year-old Sabrina Scolero, was charged with failure to maintain control, police said. The street has since reopened.
A damaged car rests on the curb after it hit a utility pole and brought down power lines along Ellis Boulevard NW this morning, Wednesday, May 18, 2011. (Submitted photo)
Police investigate after a car hit a utility pole and brought down power lines along Ellis Boulevard NW this morning, Wednesday, May 18, 2011. (Submitted photo)
A Cedar Rapids police car blocks Ellis Boulevard NW after a car hit a utility pole and brought down power lines this morning, Wednesday, May 18, 2011. (Submitted photo)
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