Car flips after texting driver hits telephone pole, tree

April 23, 2016 at 1:34 pm EDT

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Car flips after texting driver hits telephone pole, tree A man who was texting while driving hit a telephone pole and a tree before his car flipped Saturday morning in Charlotte, officials said.

April 23, 2016 at 1:34 pm EDT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A man who was texting while driving hit a telephone pole and a tree before his car flipped Saturday morning in Charlotte, officials said.

The wreck happened just before 8 a.m. in the 2800 block of Central Avenue.

The driver was taken to the hospital to receive treatment for a gash on his forehead. Police said his seat belt saved his life.

The man's two puppies ran from the car after the wreck.

Officials said no charges will be filed.

Electrical pole was split into after a driver hit it texting while driver. Two lab puppies where ejected & ran away pic.twitter.com/APxOASuvTn
— Garry Stanley (@garryWSOC9) April 23, 2016