Two hospitalized after wreck closes roads and downs pole, Pembroke Pines cops say
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Two drivers were hospitalized after a Pembroke Pines collision closed roads, downed an electrical pole and flooded a street, according to the Pembroke Pines Police Department.
Officers responded to the Monday, Dec. 22, wreck near Pines Boulevard and Northwest 76th Avenue around 9 a.m., agency spokesperson Amanda Conwell told the Pembroke Pines News.
When officers arrived, they found that one vehicle had slammed into the pole while another struck a fire hydrant, causing flooding along the roadway.
Both drivers — whose identities were not released — were taken to Memorial Regional Hospital for “non-life threatening injuries,” said Conwell, who added that their conditions remain unknown.
One had to be extricated from behind the wheel, WPLG Local10 reported.
Police did not disclose what caused the crash, saying that additional details were under preliminary investigation.
Officers were blocking off the intersection’s west and southbound traffic — which passes by North Perry Airport and the Pembroke Commons shopping center — until the water from the damaged fire hydrant is shut off, Conwell said.
The downed electrical pole, which police say fell “across the roadway,” has been de-energized by Florida Power and Light.
Commuters passing by the intersection are warned to “travel through the area with caution” while roadways remain closed.
