HIT AND RUN DRIVER TOPPLES LIGHT POLE IN DOWNTOWN BETHESDA (PHOTO)

UPDATE:

A reader, emailed this photo of the aftermath of a one-vehicle hit-and-run accident in downtown Bethesda.

The reader said he heard a vehicle strike this pole on northbound Wisconsin Avenue at Rosedale around 1:30 AM this morning. That vehicle then reportedly fled the scene. The reader never saw the vehicle, nor which direction it fled.  He only saw the resulting fallen light pole, pictured above in his photo. Seeing the pole dangerously in the roadway, the reader and another person placed barrels to warn oncoming drivers.

If anyone witnessed this accident, I urge you to contact Montgomery County Police right away. Clearly, this was costly damage to public property, and the driver would be prosecuted. Perhaps the vehicle and/or incident were recorded by nearby traffic cameras?

MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE SPEED CAMERA MAY HOLD CLUE IN BETHESDA HIT AND RUN

Montgomery County Police are searching for a late-model, dark blue minivan with right side damage, after it struck a bicyclist at Massachusetts Avenue and Cromwell Drive in Bethesda, and fled the scene.

But it's possible police may have a photo of the minivan's tag, if it was speeding when it was last seen heading south towards the District on Massachusetts.

There is a portable speed camera that would have snapped a photo of the minivan, if that was the case.

The accident occurred after 10 AM this morning, and police would like to speak to anyone who witnesses the incident.

Let's hope they check that camera!