Updated: January 24, 2015 - 12:15pm
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| Shawnee Police and Fire Department on the scene Operation 100 News - Mike Frizzell photos Click image to view larger |
Shawnee Police are investigating after an SUV sideswiped a parked car and the crashed head-on into a utility pole, leaving the driver seriously injured early Saturday.
A neighbor called 911 around 1:40 Saturday morning, after a Cadillac Escalade crashed head-on into a utility pole at the T-intersection of West 55th and Flint Streets.
Johnson County Med-Act reported the SUV had sustained significant damage and the front airbags had deployed.
The driver was the only person in the vehicle. He was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries.
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| Part of a front wheel, brake assembly and axle lay in the street Click image to view large |
Police believe speed played a role in the crash and alcohol played a role in the crash.
At the scene, it was clear that the SUV rear-ended a car parked on Flint Street. The impact forced the parked car to collided with another vehicle parked on the street. The impact sheared off part of a front wheel, brake assembly, and axle of the speeding SUV. The SUV continued north and crashed head-on into the utility pole. The pole was split, up the middle and will need to be replaced. The crash did not disrupt power to any nearby homes or street lights.
Late Saturday morning, the damaged utility pole remains, now marked with a large red 'X'.
Shawnee Police activity logs show that the driver was found to be DUI. The driver remains hospitalized late Saturday morning.
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