Photos: SUV Driver Runs Up Power Pole Guy Wire

October 14, 2011

A Friday afternoon hit and run crash  left a SUV suspended up in the air on a power pole guy wire.

The Florida Highway Patrol said Mary Vickers Workman, 34 of Pensacola, was rear-ended by an unknown vehicle as she turned from Chemstrand Road onto Ten Mile Road about 2 p.m. The force of the collision send Workman’s 2006 Dodge Durango up the guy wire. The driver that struck Workman’s vehicle fled the scene.

According to Jeff Rogers, Gulf Power spokesman, no one lost power at the time of  the crash. However, power was cut for about 450 customers about 4:20 as a wrecker service removed the vehicle. Power was expected to be restored by 5 p.m.

Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

Comments

21 Responses to “Photos: SUV Driver Runs Up Power Pole Guy Wire”

  1. rachel on October 18th, 2011 10:35 pm

    “that’ll teach Rick to stop stealing out internet” haha.

  2. noelle on October 17th, 2011 3:38 pm

    THE STATE FARM COMMERCIAL IS TRUE!!!

  3. charlie on October 15th, 2011 12:53 pm

    Glad someone knows the difference between a guy wire and a guide wire.

  4. 429SCJ on October 15th, 2011 7:05 am

    Kinda reminds me of the good old days at the Atmore Dragway. Thank the Lord no one was killed.

  5. tomtom44 on October 15th, 2011 12:29 am

    hey yall look at the back in of this car not a lot of damage there to the back side i kind of find it hard to see that she was hit in back end with no more damage then i can see with the picture..???

  6. D man on October 14th, 2011 10:29 pm

    There is no way that car got rear ended that hard to go all though way up that wire! They drove up it!

  7. DJC on October 14th, 2011 9:32 pm

    @bigbill1961:

    Maybe the person that rear ended her was texting & driving.

  8. bigbill1961 on October 14th, 2011 8:07 pm

    Sure wish those that are babbling about texting and driving would actually READ.

    “The Florida Highway Patrol said Mary Vickers Workman, 34 of Pensacola, was rear-ended”

  9. Stupid on October 14th, 2011 7:47 pm

    Let me gess.TEXTING AND DRIVING.so stupid

  10. Baebae on October 14th, 2011 6:01 pm

    Things are LOOKING UP for her now

  11. Cantonment mom on October 14th, 2011 5:39 pm

    Yes, SHE was very lucky!

  12. deBugger on October 14th, 2011 5:18 pm

    ***drum roll, rim shot***

    Now THAT’s a Freak Accident!

  13. barrineau on October 14th, 2011 5:17 pm

    The good news is she saved a ton of money by switching to geico .

  14. the hill on October 14th, 2011 4:40 pm

    I bet he was looking at northescambia….

  15. HA HA on October 14th, 2011 4:23 pm

    HELLO JESSICA!

    JERRY IS YOUR CAR UP A POLE AGAIN???

  16. my 2 cents on October 14th, 2011 4:20 pm

    How the heck did that happen?

  17. Bob on October 14th, 2011 4:18 pm

    Bet you miss State Farm now…

  18. curious? on October 14th, 2011 4:00 pm

    no let me guess…..texting and driving????…….

  19. 357 S& W on October 14th, 2011 3:47 pm

    HOW IS HE GOING TO GET DOWN???? LOL

  20. mary on October 14th, 2011 3:32 pm

    Let me guess…he lost control…..

  21. walnut hill mom on October 14th, 2011 3:15 pm

    he was lucky!

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