A Santa Clara man crashed his pickup truck into a pole on Mount Hermon Road early Sunday morning, around 12:51 a.m. The man was driving about 40mph when he hit the light pole at the turn lane to get onto Scotts Valley Drive, and he's very lucky to be alive, according to Captain Butch Theilen of Scotts Valley Fire.
"His head went through the windsheild. He was lucky he was wearing a really thick sports jacket and hood, it saved his head," said Theilen who responded to the call.
Witnesses who were driving behind the man say they saw the crash happen and that the man did not brake before hitting the pole, according the Theilen, who also said that the man was not wearing a seatbelt.
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Law enforcement suspect that the man was driving under the influence, according to Sgt. David Ball of the Scotts Valley Police Department.
According to emergency radio traffic, 9-1-1 callers could not feel the man's pulse directly after the crash.
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He was transported by ground ambulance to Valley Medical Center in San Jose. He suffered moderate to severe injuries, sustaining injuries to his legs and hips as well, according to Theilen.
The man, whose name has not yet been released, was in his 20's.
