LINN COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - The Linn County Sheriff’s Office says a 15-year-old driver was injured Tuesday morning after falling asleep at the wheel and crashing into a power pole.

Deputies, Linn County Rescue, Iowa State Patrol, Walker Fire, and Center Point Ambulance responded to the personal injury accident at 7:20 a.m. on North Center Point Road north of Ring Road.

Emergency personnel found the vehicle had been traveling northbound on North Center Point Road when the teen driver fell asleep. The vehicle went into the east ditch and struck a power pole.

The 15-year-old was transported to a local hospital by Center Point Ambulance with what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries.

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