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<p>HANOVER TWP. &#8212; Witnesses to the scene of an accident Thursday night said the driver of a vehicle that crashed into a utility pole in Hanover Township was speeding.</p><p>A gray sedan rested against a utility pole high on an embankment on South Main Street, surrounded by witnesses and first responders after the single-car incident resulted in injuries to the driver.</p><p>Witnesses said a man was driving the car and a young boy was the only passenger. Hanover Township police and fire departments were on the scene.</p><p>Alden resident Jacob Havey was first to drive onto the scene, before emergency officials arrived, getting out of his car to see if the crash victims needed help. The driver, Havey said, was disoriented and asking to be helped out of the vehicle because he was claustrophobic.</p><p>&#8220;We told him, &#8216;Don&#8217;t move,&#8217;&#8221; Havey said.</p><p>John and Karen Krzysik came out of their Hanover Township home when they heard the crash, joined by their neighbor, Mark Cross. John Krzysik approached the passengers along with Havey. Both men said the boy, who was in a child safety seat, was unharmed, but the driver was visibly injured, although responsive.</p><p>&#8220;He was bleeding pretty good,&#8221; said Cross.</p><p>John Krzysik said he could hear how fast the vehicle was moving from inside his house right before he heard the impact.</p><p>&#8220;He was flying,&#8221; said Krzysik. &#8220;That&#8217;s all I know. He was going toward Nanticoke.&#8221;</p><p>Karen Krzysik said the area of South Main Street is known to be prone to car accidents.</p><p>&#8220;This is why people are always complaining about speeding on this road,&#8221; she said. Despite the speed limit of 25 miles per hour, John Krzsik said, speeding in not regularly enforced on that section of road.</p><p>Patrolman Andrews of the Hanover Township Police Department confirmed the driver was taken to Geisinger Medical Center in Plains Township for treatment of his injuries.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">A gray sedan that carried a male driver and a 16-month-old boy sits against a utility pole on South Main Street after the vehicle crashed into a pole Thursday night in Hanover Township. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/web1_Crash2toned-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>A gray sedan that carried a male driver and a 16-month-old boy sits against a utility pole on South Main Street after the vehicle crashed into a pole Thursday night in Hanover Township. </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/web1_Crash-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Tow trucks drag a gray sedan off of an embankment in Hanover Township after the vehicle crashed into a pole Thursday night. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/web1_Crash-1.jpg</photo1><caption1>Tow trucks drag a gray sedan off of an embankment in Hanover Township after the vehicle crashed into a pole Thursday night. </caption1><photoCredit1>Matt Mattei | Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/web1_Crash3toned-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Emergency responders work at the scene of a crash on South Main Street in Hanover Township Thursday night. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/web1_Crash3toned-1.jpg</photo2><caption2>Emergency responders work at the scene of a crash on South Main Street in Hanover Township Thursday night. </caption2><photoCredit2>Matt Mattei | Times Leader </photoCredit2></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Matt Mattei</p><p>mmattei@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Matt Mattei at 570-991-6651 or <a href="mailto:Twitter@TLArts">Twitter@TLArts</a></p></shirttailMeta></div>

Single car crash in Hanover Township leaves driver injured, child unharmed