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By Mark Credico Las Vegas Review-Journal

June 18, 2023 - 3:38 pm

A Las Vegas driver is in critical condition after driving into a pole Sunday morning.

Around 5 a.m. Sunday, a man was driving a 2011 Ford Flex Crossover SUV south on Nellis Boulevard morning and struck a utility pole after driving off the road south of Sandra Road, according to a news release from the Metropolitan Police Department. The stretch of road is located between Owens and Washington avenues.

Police said the driver was taken to University Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. He is currently in critical condition, according to the news release.

Contact Mark Credico at mcredico@reviewjournal.com. Follow him on Twitter @MarkCredicoII.

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