Driver crashes into electric poles, slows Hillsborough Avenue traffic Tuesday morning

TAMPA — Westbound traffic on Hillsborough Avenue was slowed Tuesday morning after a car crashed into electric poles at the highway’s intersection with Nebraska Avenue, Tampa police said.

The single-car crash knocked down power poles and sent its driver to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said.

Tampa Electric did not report any spike in power outages as a result of the crash on its website.

Two westbound lanes remained closed on Hillsborough Avenue as of 6 a.m. No other details were released, including what caused the crash, what time it happened or the name of the driver involved.

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