A car has struck a pole, trapping the driver inside, at East Bethany-Le Roy Road and Transit Road in Bethany.
Mercy Flight is in air, on standby. Bethany Fire Department and Mercy EMS are responding.
UPDATE 12:34 p.m.: Responder requests Mercy Flight to the scene. Serious injuries reported.
UPDATE 12:37 p.m.: Stafford Fire Department is called in for mutual aid.
UPDATE 12:38 p.m.: Law enforcement is there and controlling traffic. A landing zone is being set up on Transit Road.
UPDATE 12:42 p.m.: The "jaws of life" are called for to extricate the driver, who is the sole victim.
UPDATE 12:50 p.m.: Mercy Flight has landed.
UPDATE 1:04 p.m.: Alexander Fire Department is called to standby in its quarters.
UPDATE 1:36 p.m.: The male victim has yet to be extricated and they are working diligently to do so. The car's roof has been removed in the process. The car's front end is heavily damaged.
UPDATE 1:45 p.m.: The man has been extricated from his vehicle.
UPDATE 2:08 p.m.: Mercy Flight is airborne, heading to Strong Memorial Hospital. Alexander is released from standby.
UPDATE 2:17 p.m.: Bethany fire units are back in service. The site is being cleaned up and the roadway reopened.
