Columbia police, fire department and EMS personnel were busy Friday night handling multiple crashes.

The first crash occurred shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Route 3 at Veterans Parkway. A 21-year-old man from East Carondelet who was driving a 2001 Dodge Durango struck and knocked down a utility pole at the intersection. No injuries were reported.

Another crash occurred about 6:40 p.m. on Valmeyer Road just west of DD Road. A 2012 Chevy Cruze driven by Allison Jackson, 22, of Columbia, was turning left onto Valmeyer Road from DD Road when the car slid on wet pavement and veered off the roadway down into a creek. Jackson was transported by ambulance to Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis County.

The next crash occurred about 7:40 p.m. on Route 3 at Veterans Parkway and involved two vehicles. A male driver required extrication from his vehicle and was transported by ambulance to an area hospital for treatment of an injury that was not considered life-threatening. Police said a 2020 Nissan Sentra driven by Robert Chappell, 51, of Alton, was attempting to turn left onto northbound Route 3 when it collided with a 2012 Jeep Wrangler driven by Stephen Baldwin, 29, of St. Louis, which was traveling south on Route 3. Chappell was transported by ambulance to Mercy Hospital South. Baldwin was cited for disobeying a traffic control device.