News brief: Toledo man hurt in Friday night wreck

By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

A Toledo man was seriously injured after a Friday night single-vehicle collision on the 400 block of South Jackson Highway.

Frances M. Wharton, 48, suffered facial trauma when his sport utility vehicle struck a utility pole, according to the Washington State Patrol.

A trooper called to the scene about 9:30 p.m. reported the 1994 Ford explorer was northbound when it ran along a ditch about 100 feet and hit the pole.

The Washington State Patrol said Wharton was flown by helicopter to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. However, a hospital spokesperson said they had no record of him being admitted.

His vehicle as described as totaled.

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