Car flips in Layton after reportedly crashing into telephone poles
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- A vehicle lays upside down near the Bristol Bay Apartments in Layton after crashing Monday, May 19, 2025.
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- A splintered telephone pole is seen following a crash near the intersection of Fairfield Road and Gentile Street in Layton on Monday, May 19, 2025.
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- A telephone pole sags after it was snapped following a crash near the intersection of Fairfield Road and Gentile Street in Layton on Monday, May 19, 2025.
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- A telephone pole sags after it was snapped following a crash near the intersection of Fairfield Road and Gentile Street in Layton on Monday, May 19, 2025.
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- A vehicle awaits removal by a tow truck after crashing near the Bristol Bay Apartments in Layton on Monday, May 19, 2025.
LAYTON — The intersection of Gentile Street and Fairfield Road was shut down briefly Monday evening after a reportedly fast-moving car crashed into a trio of telephone poles and then flipped upside down.
According to bystanders, the car, whose make and model were unknown, was driving west just past the intersection when it struck three consecutive poles near a McDonald’s before finally coming to rest on its top near the entrance to the Bristol Bay Apartments.
Bystanders also reported the driver getting out of the car and appearing to laugh.
Lt. Michael Donnelly of the Layton Police Department told the Standard-Examiner that the crash was reported around 6 p.m. Monday and that an adult male in the crash vehicle was the only person involved.
“What witnesses were telling us at the scene was he was coming westbound on Gentile Street, through the intersection of Fairfield at a high rate of speed when he lost control, went up on to the curb and his car went through three power poles, completely severing the poles” he said. “(The vehicle) came to a rest upside down at the fourth pole.”
Donnelly said the driver was transported to a local hospital with nonlife threatening injuries and that no other bystanders or drivers were hurt.
He added that accident is continuing to be investigated.
“We know, at a minimum, speed was a factor in the crash,” he said. “Our traffic unit was called out and they’re currently continuing the investigation. Right now, we suspect impairment might have been involved as well.”
The series of crashes knocked out power for a section of the city. As of about 10 p.m., 956 customers of Rocky Mountain Power were without service, according to the company’s website. Power was expected to be restored before 1:30 a.m.
Following the crash, the intersection was closed down, according to a message posted on X by the Layton Police Department at about 6:30 p.m. The intersection was later opened with officers directing traffic while the vehicle was cleared from the scene. Clean up crews and power crews were still on scene at 10 p.m., according to Donnelly.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
