Update: SUV hits pole, flips on West Marginal Way

(Photos by Christopher Boffoli for WSB)
10:52 PM: WSB contributing photojournalist Christopher Boffoli is at the scene of that flipped-vehicle crash in the 5400 block of West Marginal Way SW (just north of the Lafarge plant). Avoid the area.

11:07 PM: Christopher says the vehicle’s female driver was reported to have suffered “bumps and scrapes,” no serious injury, and was being taken to the hospital by private ambulance to be checked out. Police told him at the scene that the driver said she swerved to avoid an animal, hit a utility pole, and that’s what flipped her Toyota SUV. He says City Light was arriving at the scene when he left – likely to check out the not-insignificant damage to the pole.

11:20 PM: Police have reported (per scanner) that southbound W. Marginal is open again. (added) Shortly thereafter, the other direction reopened too.

2 Replies to "Update: SUV hits pole, flips on West Marginal Way"

  • Justin July 6, 2013 (11:08 pm)

    Just drove by and was wondering why it was closed off half way

  • dsa July 7, 2013 (9:55 pm)

    Believe it or not, last week a little brown bunny rabbit ran across the street in front of me in about that same spot. There was a train coming and I think it wanted off the tracks.

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