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Driver injured when vehicle crashes into light pole near the Marvin Road I-5 exit ramp

The aftermath of a collision with a light pole Monday morning.
The aftermath of a collision with a light pole Monday morning.

A driver was in the hospital Monday after crashing into a light pole on a northbound exit ramp off Interstate 5 at Marvin Road in Lacey.

The crash occurred at 12:38 a.m. Monday. The driver was exiting the freeway when their vehicle hit the pole, according to Lt. Robert Randall of the Lacey Fire Department.

The driver had to be extricated from the car and was transported to Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia.

The scene was cleared just after 5 a.m., according to the state Department of Transportation.

This story was originally published January 18, 2021 at 10:30 AM.

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Brandon Block is The Olympian’s Housing and Homelessness Reporter. He is a Corps Member with Report For America, a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms.
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