A tow truck loads the car that crashed into a pole around 3:15 a.m. Monday on Tacoma Avenue North. Three people were injured in the wreck.
A tow truck loads the car that crashed into a pole around 3:15 a.m. Monday on Tacoma Avenue North. Three people were injured in the wreck. Peter Haley phaley@thenewstribune.com
A tow truck loads the car that crashed into a pole around 3:15 a.m. Monday on Tacoma Avenue North. Three people were injured in the wreck. Peter Haley phaley@thenewstribune.com

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A car hit a pole in Tacoma, sending 3 to the hospital

By Stacia Glenn

sglenn@thenewstribune.com

June 26, 2017 10:22 AM

A car slammed into a pole in Tacoma early Monday, critically injuring the driver and seriously injuring two passengers.

They were traveling west on North Tacoma Avenue about 3:15 a.m. when the driver lost control on a curve in the road near Annie Wright School and the Subaru Legacy struck a pole.

The driver, 25, suffered critical injuries. Two passengers, also men in their 20s, suffered serious injuries. A 13-year-old girl in the backseat sustained minor injuries.

Police are investigating the wreck.

Stacia Glenn: 253-597-8653

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