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Woman hospitalized after Monday morning crash on Whitemud Drive
Edmonton Police Service vehicle.
A woman was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries after a crash on Monday morning.
Police say a Toyota Corolla was travelling westbound on Whitemud Drive approaching 53 Avenue around 7 a.m. when the car veered off the road, hit a power box and a light pole before coming to a stop in the middle of the exit ramp.
The 35-year-old woman driving the car was taken to hospital.
Investigators believe speed was a factor in the crash.
The exit was closed to traffic for several hours, but has since reopened.
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