Vehicle wreck in Avondale park leads to arrest of drunk driver

BIRMINGHAM, AL – Local authorities apprehended a man after he drove into a park while under the influence today, WVTM 13 reports.

A group of people were shooting a film in Avondale park today when an inebriated man driving a white pickup truck crashed onto the lawn. No one was injured after the wreck, but some of the surrounding property was damaged. The man attempted to flee the scene when he was detained by Birmingham police on Crestwood Boulevard.

No further details about the circumstances of the crash are available at this time. We will follow this developing story.

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