Dump truck driver flees after ripping down power lines, snapping pole: FHP

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A dump truck with its bed raised plowed into overhead power lines early Thursday in Pinellas County, snapping a utility pole, knocking out power to nearby businesses and then driving away — all caught on camera.

The Florida Highway Patrol is now searching for the driver.

The crash happened just before 7 a.m. near the intersection of Morris Street North and 35th Street North in Lealman…

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