(St. Joseph County, IN) - An elderly driver crashed his car into a utility pole just a mile north of the scene of Thursday night’s fatal accident.

The second auto accident within 24 hours on Quince Road took place just before noon Friday near the Warren Township Park.

For unknown reasons an elderly man northbound on Quince left the roadway and crashed head-on into a utility pole. Live electrical wires dangled precariously overhead while witnesses and first responders tended to him.

The man claimed to be unhurt, but the utility pole and his small SUV were badly damaged.