Man flees pickup after striking 3 porches, utility pole in Lancaster

A hit-and-run driver crashed a pickup truck into three front porches, another vehicle and a utility pole on three streets in Lancaster city early Thursday, officials said.

The driver then ran from the scene around 2:15 a.m., city fire bureau Capt. Jeffrey Oatman said.

The truck's engine caught fire, and police and firefighters extinguished the flames.

City police Lt. Todd Umstead did not immediately have a complete report detailing the wrecks.

The pickup truck struck a vehicle in the 400 block of Lafayette Street, he said.

It fled and struck the front porches of homes at 319 and 321 W. Mifflin St.

The truck then hit another front porch at 434 High St. and crashed into an adjacent utility pole, stopping the vehicle, Umstead said.

The truck also struck two concrete planters, Oatman said.

Metal scaffolding and a wheelbarrow flew from the truck.

The pole did not break, but the pickup truck was severely damaged, Oatman said.

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Man flees pickup after striking 3 porches, utility pole in Lancaster