Driver Hospitalized After Being Extricated From Vehicle In Maryland

A driver had to be extricated from a vehicle after losing control, overturning, and crashing into a utility pole in Maryland, officials said.

Crews extricating one patient with non-life threatening injuries in Frederick County.
Photo Credit: *Facebook/Frederick County Fire & Rescue*

Crews from the Middletown Volunteer Fire Company #7 helped extricate the driver out of the vehicel.
Photo Credit: *Facebook/Middletown Volunteer Fire Company #7*

Zak Failla

07/06/2022 10:48 a.m.

First responders responded to the 5100 block of Old National Park in Braddock shortly before 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 6, where there were reports of a one-car crash, according to a spokesperson with the Frederick County Fire and Rescue.

Upon arrival, members of the Middletown Volunteer Fire Company were able to remove a portion of the roof of the vehicle to gain access to the driver, who was subsequently transported to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

It is unclear what caused the crash, which resulted in a utility pole being broken in the process. The crash caused traffic delays for several hours in the area, officials noted.

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