Man seriously injured after car crashes into pole in Dayton

A man was seriously injured in a crash that temporarily closed North Main Street after a car hit a pole Friday night in Dayton.

According to the Montgomery County Regional Dispatch Center, at 10 p.m. a vehicle crashed into a pole was reported around North Main Street and Ernst Avenue.

A 44-year-old Dayton man was driving a 1999 Chevrolet Colorado when he lost control of the pickup and hit a pole on the right side of North Main Street, according to a crash report filed by Dayton police.

The man was trapped in the vehicle and had to be freed by mechanical means.

Medics transported him to Miami Valley Hospital with serious injuries.

He was cited for operating a vehicle without reasonable control, according to the crash report.

Staff writer Kristen Spicker contributed to this report.

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