Alleged impaired driver causes gas leak in single-vehicle crash

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By Lucy Perry
Indiana Central News
 
An allegedly impaired driver is in jail after police say she crashed her vehicle into an above ground gas line, creating a potentially dangerous situation in the area this morning.

Kayla S. Wilson, 23, of Terre Haute, was booked into the Vigo County Jail around 1 p.m. She is charged with operating while intoxicated, possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia.

Terre Haute Police Department officers responded to the single-vehicle accident at N. 16th Street and Liberty Avenue around 10:30 a.m. No injuries were reported.

According to the report, the vehicle struck the  above ground gas line, causing a gas leak in the residential area .​ She reportedly also struck a Duke Energy utility pole. 

Officials asked residents to avoid the area while crews worked to repar equipment at the scene.  The situation was resolved a short time later and police said it was safe for residents to return.

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