A brand-new utility pole is now in place along South Ridge Road in Canton Township after a crash left the previous one split in half for months.
Watch Tony Geftos’ video report:
Neighbors plead for help after SUV crash leaves utility pole damaged for months
It happened at 3:36 p.m. on Friday, April 17, when an SUV veered into a ditch, jumped a driveway, and smashed through a utility pole. A doorbell camera captured the crash, which sent neighbors running outside to help.
Home surveillance video shows crash
Mike Mechal, who lives nearby, took pictures of the damage and watched the crash unfold.
“He came through the pole, started to roll, hit the hydrant, ripped the door off and then ended up on the other side of that pole,” Mechal said.
Mechal says the driver of the SUV, the lone occupant, walked away from the wreck, but the damage to the utility pole remained…