Vehicle crashes into hydro pole east of Brockville, Ont.
![Elizabethtown-Kitley crash A vehicle slammed into a hydro pole on County Road 2 near Sharpe's Lane in Elizabethtown-Kitley Township Monday morning. Police say the driver of the vehicle is facing impaired driving charges. (OPP/X)](/content/dam/ctvnews/en/images/2024/3/4/elizabethtown-kitley-crash-1-6793316-1709557177725.jpeg)
A driver is facing impaired driving charges after a vehicle left the road and struck a hydro pole in Leeds County.
Ontario Provincial Police say officers attended the scene of a crash on County Road 2 near Sharpe's Lane in Elizabethtown-Kitley Township around 4:30 a.m. Monday. The crash occurred just east of Brockville.
"Hydro pole hit, driver left the vehicle and the scene," OPP said on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. "Located at a residence with non-life-threatening injuries."
The driver is facing impaired driving and fail to remain at the scene charges, according to police.
A photo shared on social media showed the vehicle on top of a stone retaining wall and a broken hydro pole hanging between the hydro wire and the trees at the side of the road.
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