Driver flees after clobbering pole in Arlington
Published 10:23 pm Thursday, April 16, 2009
ARLINGTON — Police are looking for an Arlington woman who ran off after her car struck a light pole Wednesday.
The woman, 23, was observed driving in the 18900 block of 45th Drive NE when the car, a Chevrolet Malibu, went out of control and smashed into the light pole, knocking it down, Arlington police spokeswoman Kristin Banfield said. Witnesses told police the car was speeding.
Arlington police closed the area to traffic for two hours to conduct an investigation and remove the light pole from the roadway.
The woman didn’t show up for her job Friday and police want to talk to her about the crash.
Anyone with information is asked to call Arlington police at 360-403-3400.
