Crashes keep crews busy New Year's morning
The New Year brought little celebration for first responders in the Valley as they were called out to accidents after midnight.
One person was struck by a car near the Struthers Plaza along Youngstown Poland Road.
Police told 21 News that they couldn’t release information about the accident or the victim’s condition.
In Boardman, there were a couple of crashes along Southern Blvd.
A car sheared off a utility pole just south of Indianola Road. It’s unknow if anyone was injured.
A short time later about one mile south, police said a car knocked down a fire hydrant near the rear entrance of Akron Children’s Hospital. The hydrant landed in the middle of Southern Boulevard and the car was damaged.
Officers say they found a woman running away from the crash scene and were questioning her about the accident.
