Emergency crews responded early Tuesday morning to a personal-injury crash on South State Road 57 in Washington. The accident was reported around 6:16 a.m., with deputies and Medic 7 arriving within minutes. Dispatch logs indicate the vehicle struck a telephone pole, breaking it and leaving lines hanging across a driveway. Crews were initially unsure which utility owned the pole. Washington’s line crew was called to the scene and confirmed the pole belonged to a phone company. The damaged lines were blocking the drive until workers could secure the area. The scene was cleared shortly after 7 a.m.
