A man was found unconscious inside a van after the vehicle crashed into a utility pole around 4:30 a.m. Monday near the intersection of Lincoln and Magazine streets.
08.01.2011 | SPRINGFIELD - Firefighters used a winch to pull a Ford Explorer off an electrical transformer before they could use the Jaws of Life to extricate the driver, who suffered life threatening injuries.
Springfield Fire Department photo by Dennis LegerSPRINGFIELD -- A man who crashed his vehicle near James and State streets early Monday was taken to Baystate Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.
The crash occurred about 4:15 a.m. and firefighters used the Jaws of Life to extricate the victim, Fire Department spokesman Dennis G. Leger said.
“He’s in pretty rough shape,“ Springfield Police Lt. Maurice T. Kearney said of the crash victim.
Preliminary police reports indicated the vehicle, a Ford Explorer, came to rest up against a transformer box, trapping the driver inside as wires sparked outside.
The man appeared to be passed out, according to an officer who responded to the crash scene. Authorities have yet to release the man’s identity.
The incident forced the temporary closure of roads around the crash site, which was just east of Springfield Technical Community College.