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Indian River Road closes overnight after car hits power pole

Posted at 8:05 AM, Mar 13, 2017
and last updated 2017-03-13 08:12:38-04

CHESAPEAKE, Va. – A crash that caused a car to hit a power pole closed Indian River Road for nearly 12 hours.

On Sunday at 7:43 p.m., police responded to a single vehicle crash in the 3700 block of Indian River Road.

The car ran off the road and hit a power pole. The car came to a rest in a 7-Eleven parking lot after overturning and hitting other vehicles.

The driver was taken to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Indian River Road was closed for traffic at 7:43 p.m. Saturday while Dominion Power crews worked to fix power lines. The roadway opened back up for traffic at 7:18 a.m.

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