PROSPERITY — A man who got choked on food while he was driving struck a power pole in Prosperity and knocked out power to Hamm’s Hardware.

Sgt. Harry Bodiford of the Prosperity Police Department said the driver ran off the road and hit the pole Wednesday morning. The driver was not hurt.

The Town of Prosperity Utilities Department responded to replace the pole and get power restored. At the time of the accident, Hamm’s Hardware was running on generators due to the outage.

“That’s a plus side to all of this. He was OK and nobody was injured,” said Bodiford.

A man escaped injury Wednesday morning in Prosperity when he got choked on food while driving and ran off the road, striking the power pole that provides power to Hamm’s Hardware.
https://www.newberryobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/web1_Accident2.jpgA man escaped injury Wednesday morning in Prosperity when he got choked on food while driving and ran off the road, striking the power pole that provides power to Hamm’s Hardware. Kelly Duncan | The Newberry Observer

The Town of Prosperity Utilities Department was on hand to help restore power.
https://www.newberryobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/web1_Accident1.jpgThe Town of Prosperity Utilities Department was on hand to help restore power. Kelly Duncan | The Newberry Observer

By Kelly Duncan

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