Man drives off S.R. 14 in Streetsboro after reportedly falling sleep, hits utility pole

Jeff Saunders, Ravenna Record-Courier
Updated ·1 min read
A Lexus ES is shown in a field after its driver reportedly fell asleep, drove of State Route 14 in Streetsboro and struck a utility pole Thursday morning. Only minor injuries were reported.
A Lexus ES is shown in a field after its driver reportedly fell asleep, drove of State Route 14 in Streetsboro and struck a utility pole Thursday morning. Only minor injuries were reported.

Minor injuries were reported after a car went off State Route 14 in Streetsboro Thursday morning and struck a utility pole, causing a live wire to drop onto another passing car.

Streetsboro Police Lt. Rich Polivka said in an email to the Record-Courier that a Streetsboro man, 19, reported he fell asleep at the wheel while he was driving a Lexus ES northwest bound between State Route 303 and Mondial Parkway and went off the right side of the road, opposite an NTB service center, at about 6:45 a.m.

A Lexus ES is shown after the driver, a 19-year-old Streetsboro man, reported he fell asleep and drive off the side of State Route 14 in Streetsboro Thursday morning and struck a utility pole. A live wire fell on another car.
A Lexus ES is shown after the driver, a 19-year-old Streetsboro man, reported he fell asleep and drive off the side of State Route 14 in Streetsboro Thursday morning and struck a utility pole. A live wire fell on another car.

The Lexus then struck a utility pole and the wire fell onto a southeast bound Toyota Camry driven by a Twinsburg woman, 45, said Polivka.

The man suffered minor injuries and was taken to University Hospitals Portage Medical Center, said Polivka, but no injuries to the woman were reported.

The driver of this Lexus ES suffered reported minor injuries after he said he fell asleep at the wheel and drove off the side of State Route 14 in Streetsboro and struck a utility pole Thursday morning.
The driver of this Lexus ES suffered reported minor injuries after he said he fell asleep at the wheel and drove off the side of State Route 14 in Streetsboro and struck a utility pole Thursday morning.

"We would like to remind the public that driving while drowsy has been shown in studies to be nearly as dangerous as driving while drunk," wrote Polivka "If you are driving and you feel that you might be dozing off, please pull off and take a break."

After a utility pole was struck by another car, a live wire fell onto this Toyota Camry on State Route 14 in Streetsboro Thursday morning, between State Route 303 and Mondial Parkway. No injuries were reported to the driver, a Twinsburg woman.
After a utility pole was struck by another car, a live wire fell onto this Toyota Camry on State Route 14 in Streetsboro Thursday morning, between State Route 303 and Mondial Parkway. No injuries were reported to the driver, a Twinsburg woman.

Alerts sent out by Streetsboro police indicate the road was closed for less than an hour.

Reporter Jeff Saunders can be reached at jsaunders@recordpub.com.

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