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Medical Episode Causes Car & Garage Crash

By: 10/11 News Email
Posted: Mon 9:44 PM, Sep 03, 2012

Lincoln Police say a driver suffered a medical episode that resulted in a crash causing $12,000 in damage.

It happened around 12:10 Monday afternoon at 40th and South streets. 28-year-old Matthew Birch, who was traveling southbound, apparently suffered a seizure while at the wheel.

Birch crashed his Pontiac Grand Prix into a northbound car and continued on until finally crashing into a nearby garage at 4001 South Street.

Both Birch's car and the northbound car were totaled. No one was seriously injured.

Damage to the garage is estimated at $10,000. A privacy fence was also damaged in the accident, estimated at $2,000.


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