A male driver escaped serious injury Christmas morning in a crash along Berwick Street in Beaver Meadows. The crash occurred at 9 a.m. as he was driving north and lost control of his late-model pickup. His truck swerved to the right, hitting and snapping off a utility pole. The pole came to rest atop the vehicle. State police at Hampton are investigating the incident. COPYRIGHT LARRY NEFF/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS