Hamilton teen charged after car hits hydro poll, downs wires near escarpment

CBC News

Posted: Dec 28, 2012 9:43 AM ET

Last Updated: Dec 28, 2012 9:42 AM ET

Emergency crews staged a delicate early-morning rescue on Friday after a car struck a hydro poll in Stoney Creek.

Around 3 a.m., a vehicle ran into the hydro poll located at Upper Centennial and Ridge Road.

Live hydro wires fell on the vehicle, stranding three occupants inside.

The car sat on a "precarious perch" on the edge of an escarpment, right beside a "10-to-12-foot drop," according to Catherine Martin, a police spokesperson.

Crews contacted hydro officials, who came to the site to clear the wires before EMS were able to extract the occupants from the vehicle.

The operation took about 30 minutes, Martin said.

"Police and ambulances crews were in contact with the occupants throughout this," she added.

EMS crews treated two passengers on site and transported the driver to hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

The driver, an 18-year-old male from Stoney Creek, has been charged with careless driving.

Alcohol was not involved in the collision, Martin said.

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