Semi-Truck Driver Crashes Into Geneva Traffic Pole, Flees Scene: PD

GENEVA, IL — A semi-tractor trailer crashed into a traffic signal at Route 38 and Route 25, knocking it down before fleeing the scene Wednesday afternoon, according to Geneva police.

Officers were dispatched to the area at 3:57 p.m. when they spoke to a witness who saw the incident happen. According to officials, the driver turned too close to the pole, located at the southwest corner of the intersection, knocked it down and drove over it.

"We are pretty confident the driver knew they struck the pole," Brian Maduzia, deputy chief of patrol operations, told Patch.

The witness did not note any registration information but did see the name of the trucking company and reported it to police, who will contact the company to try to identify the driver based on records, according to Maduzia.

No injuries were reported in the crash.

All four traffic lights were set to flash red while the pole was being repaired. Police stayed on the scene until about 6:30 p.m. when the intersection was resored with functioning traffic control signals.