CLAYTON, N.C. (WTVD) -- One person was killed in a crash that took place in downtown Clayton.
It happened near the intersection of North Front Street and North Lombard Street.
According to law enforcement, the car plowed through a dead end road, took out a mechanical box and left live wires in the grass.
The car then went over the railroad tracks and down a steep hill before ending up in the front lawn of a home.
A nearby neighbor told ABC11 they woke up to police lights and was shocked the car ended up where it did.
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