LYNCHBURG, Va. – Update:
The Lynchburg Police Department announced that a man has been charged with reckless driving after a single vehicle crash in Lynchburg Monday.
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According to officials, 27-year-old Joe Newton was traveling at a high rate of speed on Campbell Avenue when he struck a utility pole and two unoccupied parked vehicles. The vehicle came to rest on its roof in a residential backyard. Newton then fled on foot and was later extricated from a culvert pipe by members of the Lynchburg Fire Department.
Newton was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and has been charged with reckless driving.
The crash remains under investigation.
Original:
Crews assisted Lynchburg Police with an accident on Campbell Avenue that led to power being knocked out for hundreds of residents, Lynchburg Fire Department said.
LFD said a vehicle struck two vehicles and fled the scene early Monday morning. Soon after the incident, the driver was located “deep inside a storm drain near the bottom of a steep ravine.”
Authorities said they were able to remove the person from the area and bring them back up a hill to an ambulance. During the event, a utility pole was struck, leaving hundreds without power.
We will update you with more information as it becomes available.