Man suffers life-threatening injuries after SUV hits pole in Jefferson Twp.

JEFFERSON TWP., Montgomery County — UPDATE @ 2:05 a.m.: A man suffered life-threatening injuries Thursday evening after his SUV struck a utility pole and turned onto its side.

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The man was driving a dark green 2003 Chevrolet Blazer east on Dayton-Farmersville Road in Jefferson Twp. when it went off the right side of the roadway into a drainage ditch and struck the Dayton Power & Light pole, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office stated in a release.

The driver, whose name was not released, was the only occupant in the crash reported at 5:30 p.m. near the Bridget Avenue intersection.

A CareFlight medical helicopter was initially called to the scene, but the driver was transported by ambulance to an area hospital.

Dayton-Farmersville Road was blocked at Olt Road while crews handled the wreck, but the road has since reopened.

FIRST REPORT

Dayton-Farmersville Road is shut down at Olt Road after an SUV crashed into a pole in Jefferson Twp.

The crash was reported at 5:30 p.m. at the intersection of Dayton-Farmersville Road and Bridget Avenue.

The SUV struck a pole, and a CareFlight medical helicopter was called, according to the Montgomery County Regional Dispatch Center.

However, the helicopter later was canceled.

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