Road Reopens after Wreck Left Downed Power Lines
Posted/updated on: November 23, 2011 at 10:45 am
TYLER — Tyler Police responded to the 3000 block of Old Jacksonville Hwy after a one car crash that knocked down power lines across the roadway. It happened around at 7:50 Tuesday morning. The driver, Erica Kirby, 25, and her six year old daughter were traveling northbound on Old Jacksonville Hwy in the outside lane when she lost control of her vehicle on a curve. Police say she went into a spin knocking down a utility pole and lines and coming to a rest on top of a brick wall belonging to the property owner where the crash occurred.
Kirby and her daughter were transported to a local hospital with minor injuries. Officers had the northbound traffic lanes shut down until the roadway could be cleared. Traffic was flowing again in both directions by early afternoon.
