TAMPA — Westbound traffic on Hillsborough Avenue was slowed Tuesday morning after a car crashed into electric poles at the highway’s intersection with Nebraska Avenue, Tampa police said.
The single-car crash knocked down power poles and sent its driver to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said.
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Tampa Electric did not report any spike in power outages as a result of the crash on its website.
Two westbound lanes that had previously been closed since the crash were reopened in full at 9 a.m.
This is a developing story. Stay with tampabay.com for updates.