Kitchener driver charged for collision with hydro pole

A hydro pole is stands against a blue sky in this undated stock image. (Toni Ferreira/Pexels.com)

A Kitchener driver has been charged for allegedly hitting a hydro pole.

Waterloo Regional Police Service officers were called to a hit-and-run in the Stirling Avenue South and Lorne Crescent area on Monday around 8:55 a.m. They said a driver had hit a hydro pole, but had left the area before police arrived.

Officers said they located the driver, a 40-year-old Kitchener man, nearby and charged him with failing to remain at the scene of a collision and careless driving.