When his steering wheel came off, this man had no choice but to crash into a guardrail

A pick-up driver crashed into a guardrail late last night on South Loop 610 but he had a good excuse.

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The steering wheel on his car broke off!

After he lost control of the truck, he was lucky to escape the crash with only minor injuries in the single-car crash. First responders did have to extricate him from the passenger’s side, and he was taken to the hospital for observation.

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No one knows as of yet why the steering wheel came off.

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