Driver ‘seriously injured’ after hitting power transformer

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) is investigating a traffic accident that sent one person to the hospital with serious injuries.

The accident happened in the intersection of Austin Bluffs Parkway and Dublin Blvd at 4:26 a.m. Saturday morning. 

According to CSPD, a witness called in the accident saying a vehicle struck a power transformer and the driver walked away from the scene.

CSPD says they located the driver shortly after the accident at a nearby residence and then transported the driver to a nearby hospital. 

Anyone with information or that is a witness to this investigation is asked to call the Colorado Springs Police Department at (719) 444-7000.