RCMP investigating after semi hits power pole on Highway 3, igniting grass fire
LETHBRIDGE – UPDATED – Coaldale RCMP say the driver of a tractor trailer has turned himself in to police, after learning that they were looking for him.
The call from police came after a single vehicle collision just west of Lethbridge Monday afternoon (Aug. 28).
Staff Sgt. Glenn Henry says the collision occurred around 1 p.m. on Highway 3 between the Monarch overpass and Coalhurst.
According to witnesses, the semi was driving eastbound, when it went into the ditch to the south of the highway, hit a power pole, then continued on without stopping.