Driver seriously hurt after truck hits power pole in San Marco

Hundreds of homes were left without power

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Some homes and businesses in San Marco were left without power Tuesday night after a pickup truck crashed into a power pole, sending the driver to the hospital.

The crash happened just before 6:30 p.m. at the intersection of San Marco Boulevard and Hendricks Avenue.

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It's unclear what caused the driver of the truck to lose control, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. The driver was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.

The crash caused an outage that affected about 560 customers around 9 p.m., according to JEA., according to JEA. Power was restored by 1 a.m.

LINK: JEA power outage map


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