SUV crashes into utility pole, snaps it in half in Springfield

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By Bill Lackey
Feb 26, 2021
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A small SUV crashed into a utility pole, snapping off the bottom section and bringing wires down on Friday afternoon on the west side of Springfield.

The crash happened around 2:45 p.m. on West Main Street (state Route 40) at Park Drive.

The right lane of West Main Street is blocked and Ohio Edison responded to the scene.

The driver of the small Buick SUV was seen walking around and talking before he was taken by ambulance to Springfield Regional Medical Center.

A vehicle crashed into a utility pole, snapping off the bottom section and bringing down wires on West Main Street at Park Drive on the west side of Springfield Friday afternoon Feb. 26, 2021. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

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Bill Lackey, the Springfield News-Sun photojournalist, has been taking pictures for the News-Sun for over 20 years. He has photographed most of the major events in Clark and Champaign Counties in the past two decades. Bill is a Dayton native and attended Northridge High School. He has a BA from Eastern Kentucky University.