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Owen Sound truck crashes into house, damages hydro pole

A man is lucky to be alive after crashing his truck Sunday. (SUBMITTED BY OWEN SOUND POLICE) A man is lucky to be alive after crashing his truck Sunday. (SUBMITTED BY OWEN SOUND POLICE)
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Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on 2500 block of 3rd Avenue West in Owen Sound shortly after 8 a.m. on Sunday.

Police determined a pickup truck was travelling north when the 56-year-old driver suddenly crossed the oncoming lane clipping a hydro pole, which ripped off the front left wheel of his vehicle.

The truck continued across two properties, sliding almost 300 feet before striking a house and coming to rest.

The crash caused damage to the hydro pole and attached equipment, while the house sustained minor damage, and the vehicle was a write-off.

The Owen Sound man was not injured, but he was charged with careless driving and having open liquor in a vehicle.

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