Single car tore through pole… knocked out power… driver extricated...

MARSTONS MILLS – [DEVELOPING] A Toyota Corolla traveling along School Street lost control and drove straight through a utility pole before coming to rest down a wooded embankment.

The crash occurred near the intersection of School Street and Emerald Lane earlier this evening…

The first witnesses on scene told HN the impact knocked the driver (the only occupant) into the back seat of the vehicle.

According to sources, he suffered a large deep gash and serious head trauma. He was reportedly semiconscious and highly disoriented…

COMM firefighters needed to use the Jaws of Life to cut the roof off the car. An IV was started inside of the vehicle before first responders carefully extricated the severely injured man…

The unknown male patient was rushed via ambulance to an off-Cape trauma center… (It’s uncertain whether Medflight was an option or not… earlier in the evening, another Cape fire department was not able get a helicopter to respond due to dense fog and weather… )

According to sources, the driver may be charged with Driving to Endanger…

The following video highlights the scene ….

[Press play… select HD in the settings and enlarge player for best quality.]