MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, Mich. — Authorities in Muskegon Heights are working to learn what lead up to a car crashing into a home early Thursday morning.
According to Muskegon Heights Police Chief Joseph Thomas, it happened around 3 a.m. on Glendale Street, between Amsterdam and Rotterdam avenues.
Thomas says initial reports of this incident being a car chase are incorrect, rather a young man took his aunt's vehicle without her permission. When patrol officers spotted the vehicle and attempted to pull it over, the driver crashed into a power pole and his aunt's home.
Crews on scene say the car hit the back corner of the home where the gas connects to the house. DTE was on scene fixing the gas line. The power pole was snapped in half. There have been no reports of any outages as a result of the damage.
Authorities on scene say the driver was not hurt in the incident.
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