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Woman arrested after central Las Vegas crash takes out light pole

By / Las Vegas Review-Journal
September 19, 2018 - 3:12 am
 
Updated September 19, 2018 - 3:52 am
Las Vegas police blocked off one lane of northbound Eastern Avenue in the central valley after a crash Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. (Max Michor/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas police blocked off one lane of northbound Eastern Avenue in the central valley after a crash Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. (Max Michor/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A woman was arrested on suspicion DUI early Wednesday morning after she crashed into a light pole in the central valley.

Just before 2 a.m., the woman was driving northbound on Eastern Avenue north of Tropicana Avenue, Metropolitan Police Department Lt. David Gordon said, when her vehicle drifted to the right and crashed into a light pole.

At the scene, police blocked the right lane of Eastern next to a light pole laying on the sidewalk. A tow truck arrived about 2:30 and hauled a black SUV away from the scene while county workers inspected the downed pole.

The woman claimed minor injuries after the crash but wasn’t hospitalized.

Contact Max Michor at mmichor@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0365. Follow @MaxMichor on Twitter.

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