A local man escaped serious injury despite cutting a utility pole in two with his vehicle Friday morning. Darrell Pack, 53, refused treatment by EMS after the crash on Braswell Lane, according to Captain Steven Leffew of the Smithville Police Department. Leffew told the Review that Pack was traveling east in a 2010 Nissan Altima when he failed to negotiate a curve. Pack apparently lost control of the car, left the roadway on the right side and collided with the pole. He was cited for violation of the financial responsibility law for not having proof of insurance.