Car Crashes Through Carport, Down Embankment

San Leandro CA

10 January, 2021

8:46 AM

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SAN LEANDRO, CA — A crash late Saturday afternoon caused damage, but no injuries, according to Alameda COunty Fire Department. The driver lost control of a car, crashing into a residential carport before dropping down a small embankment. Several fire crews from the Alameda County Fire Department responded to the emergency, which was reported at 4:24 p.m, according to agency spokesperson Jo Leal. The accident occurred in the 16000 block of Rolando Avenue, near Miramar Avenue and not far Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley. Leal said the four-door vehicle knocked down a carport support beam and a utility weatherhead that encased power lines from a utility pole to the residence at the scene of the accident. After the car crashed into the carport support, it came to a stop when it went over a slight embankment separating the carport from a neighboring residence. Firefighters rescued the driver, then began shoring up the carport with temporary support until it could be permanently repaired. PG&E crews were called out to make repairs to the power lines that came down after the car knocked down the utility weatherhead. — Patch editor Bea Karnes and Bay City News contributed to this story