Crime & Safety
Signal Pole Downed in 2-Car Crash at Lake Murray Blvd. and Aztec Drive
Nobody was injured, but median traffic signal was demolished in accident Thursday morning.
La Mesa police swept up debris and interviewed a driver Thursday morning after a two-car crash demolished a traffic signal pole on the north median of Lake Murray Boulevard at Aztec Drive.
Police at the scene said a silver Toyota Tundra and a white Honda, both with single occupants, crashed at the intersection, leading to the downing of the signal pole, about 10 feet high.
Nobody was injured in the accident sometime after 9 a.m., police said. Traffic was diverted briefly from the intersection. Police were unsure whether an exposed electrical line posed a danger.
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Traffic was flowing freely by about 9:30 a.m.
The investigation was ongoing, police said.
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