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Driver swerves to avoid animal, knocking out power to thousands in Menlo Park
The driver of the van that crashed into a power pole near Burgess Park on May 22, causing a power outage and road closures, told police he swerved after an animal ran in front of his vehicle.
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The driver of the van that crashed into a power pole near Burgess Park on May 22, causing a power outage and road closures, told police he swerved after an animal ran in front of his vehicle.
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According to The Almanac’s source item, Driver swerves to avoid animal, knocking out power to thousands in Menlo Park, The driver of the van that crashed into a power pole near Burgess Park on May 22, causing a power outage and road closures, told police he swerved after an animal ran in front of his vehicle.
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