No Injuries Reported When Pickup Truck Splinters Utility Pole

March 26, 2022

There were no injuries reported when the driver of a pickup truck slammed into a utility pole early Saturday morning.

It happened shortly after 5 a.m. on Lambert Bridge Road. The pole splintered when struck by the truck.

Escambia River Electric Cooperative reported just over 100 customers lost power for a few hours as a result.

The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating.

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Comments

5 Responses to “No Injuries Reported When Pickup Truck Splinters Utility Pole”

  1. L.b. on March 28th, 2022 11:27 am

    Bet the Chevy driver blames it on the pole

  2. tg on March 27th, 2022 5:23 pm

    Truck must have had a Pole Magnet in it.

  3. James Beek on March 27th, 2022 5:15 pm

    Well, I’m pretty sure that’s a no parking zone. I just don’t understand why someone would want to park there truck right up against a pole. I guess they just had to be there.

  4. wayne on March 27th, 2022 9:10 am

    IT was almost “DEAD” center

  5. tg on March 26th, 2022 3:43 pm

    It was said he missed center by a quarter of an inch.

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