University Heights Mayor Michael Dylan Brennan announced via social media that he sprained his wrist in a car accident on Nov. 14 after veering out of the way of a squirrel and crashing into a parked vehicle.

According to Brennan, who posted about the incident on Facebook on Nov. 17 in a post he titled “Mayor’s Report,” which featured information on other happenings within his administration, the accident happened at dusk on Silsby Road in University Heights.

“I swerved to avoid a squirrel, and I struck a parked van,” Brennan said in the post. “The damage to my car was significant and the car was not drivable. I called 911. The police and fire departments arrived immediately. It is quite humbling to be taken care of by the safety forces ones been managing and taking care of for nearly 8

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