Thursday, March 5, 2015

Crash causes gas leak in Riverside


WDTN

Crash causes gas leak in Riverside

RIVERSIDE, Ohio (WDTN) – Vectren was called to repair a leaking gas meter early Thursday.


Riverside Police say a car went off the road in the area of Schwinn Drive and Brandt Pike around 2:45 a.m. It hit a gas meter, causing natural gas to start seeping into the air.


Some nearby homes were evacuated for more than two hours.


Police say a highway patrol trooper tried to stop the car a few minutes before the crash, but the car kept going. A Riverside officer also tried to pull the car over.


The driver took off running after the crash. A K-9 was brought in to do a track.


Police suspect the driver had been drinking.




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