NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Two people were sent to the hospital after a crash on Mercury Boulevard.
Police received a call just before 10:30 a.m. Wednesday about a car crash with an extrication.
The crash happened at the intersection on Mercury Blvd. and Newmarket Drive North.
According to police, the driver of a white Nissan Altima hit a pole.
The driver, a 29-year-old man, was taken to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital by medics.
The passenger, a 22-year-old woman, was airlifted by the Nightingale to a hospital in Norfolk.
Police are still investigating the crash.