Escalante Road near Calle Polar is shut down tonight after a car crashed into an electrical pole.
According to the Tuscon Police Department, the electric pole broke in half and the driver was taken to the hospital with injuries.
The road will remain closed until Thursday morning, according to TPD.
TPD working a single vehicle collision into a pole (minor inj) on Calle Polar/Escalante. Road will be CLOSED until AM to repair the pole. pic.twitter.com/JBD2cV0LlV
— Tucson Police Dept (@Tucson_Police) September 21, 2017
Police are investigating this crash as a possible DUI incident.
Tucson Fire Department officials recommend drivers avoid the area.
Auto accident with wires down, Escalante shut down in all directions near Calle Polar avoid the area, FIrefighters are on scene
— Tucson Fire PIO (@TucsonFirePIO) September 21, 2017
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