Driver killed in Carytown crash after striking pole
Richmond Police vehicle (Source: NBC12)
By NBC12 Newsroom | May 5, 2021 at 4:15 PM EDT - Updated May 5 at 4:15 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Police said a driver was killed after he struck a pole Tuesday night in Richmond’s Carytown neighborhood.
Police said Nicholas Anthony Smith, 23, was heading south in the 100 block of South Arthur Ashe Boulevard when he lost control of his vehicle around 9:16 p.m.
The vehicle went off the road to the left and hit a pole near the intersection of West Cary Street.
“Witnesses stated that he swerved to avoid striking two pedestrians that were crossing Arthur Ashe Boulevard from east to west at that location,” police said.