PORTLAND, Ore. -- A semi-truck hauling a large trash bin crashed and plunged into the swimming pool of the home owned by Portland Trail Blazers guard Evan Turner.
The driver's cab was submerged in the pool and he needed to be rescued by emergency responders.
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"I wasn't aware that the driver was injured or how badly," Turner said Wednesday afternoon through a team spokesman. "But I'm obviously grateful that the first responders were able to rescue him and I hope and pray he'll be fine.