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Police search for driver after Buckhead power pole crash
The driver escaped the wrecked vehicle on foot around 2 a.m., leaving power crews to repair severe neighborhood utility damage.
ATLANTA - A driver operating a purple Tesla caused extensive damage in Buckhead around 2 a.m., hitting multiple cars, trees, brick pillars, statues, a gas meter and a power pole.
What we know:
The car eventually landed in a ditch next to a home, leaving the vehicle smashed with its roof caved in. The driver managed to get out of the car and ran away from the scene, police told FOX 5.
Emergency responders took the driver of a second vehicle hit during the crash to a hospital. Utility crews spent the morning trimming trees and digging holes to replace the destroyed utility pole and restore power to the neighborhood. People living inside the home where the Tesla swept through were not injured.
What we don't know:
Police have not released the identity or condition of the injured driver taken to the hospital. Investigators have not located the driver who ran from the wrecked Tesla.
The Source: The information in this story was gathered from a live broadcast by Brittany Edney, who reported from the scene for Good Day, as well as comments from neighborhood residents.