LEXINGTON PARK, Md. – On Aug. 9 at approximately 12:30 p.m., a single vehicle crash into a utility pole on Willows Road caused electrical wires to come down near the roadway.

According to the driver, he swerved into the pole in an attempt to avoid another vehicle who drove into his lane after a deer ran across the road. The driver and passenger are being taken to a hospital on precautionary measures.ย 

SMECO is on scene making repairs. Use caution in the area.ย