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Driver survives as pole impales car during crash

By Gary Gastelu

Published September 15, 2020

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An alleged drunk driver survived a horror crash when his car was impaled by a fence as it left a rural road Monday morning.

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The 21-year-old man reportedly wrecked in a fog near Kirby Muxloe, U.K., causing a long metal pole to enter his driver’s side window and pass just inches from his head as it pierced the roof of his car.

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The man was taken to a hospital, but didn’t suffer any serious injuries in the incident, South West News Service reported.

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Police posted photos of the incident to Twitter, noting that they may look picturesque, but the driver “is lucky to be alive.”

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