OAKLAND PARK, FLA. (WSVN) - Rescue crews took one person to the hospital after, officials said, they veered off an exit ramp on Interstate 95 in Oakland Park and slammed into a light pole.
Florida Highway Patrol units have responded to the scene of the crash along West Oakland Park Boulevard near the exit ramp to I-95, just before 6 p.m., Monday.
7News cameras captured the white pickup with significant damage to the top and front of the vehicle.
According to investigators, the driver of the truck had taken the exit ramp when they somehow veered off, rolled down the embankment and took out the pole.
Paramedics have taken the victim to Broward Health Medical Center in serious but stable condition.
No other vehicles were involved, and no one else was injured.
Officials shut down one eastbound lane of Oakland Park Boulevard while they investigated.
Power did not appear to be affected in the area, but officials said a Florida Power and Light crew was called to the scene.
The crash remains under investigation.
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