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Vehicle Crashes Into Pole, Causing Road Closure In Fairfield County
A busy road was closed and a driver was injured after crashing into a utility pole in Fairfield County, police said.
It happened in New Canaan on Ponus Ridge Road around 5:30 a.m., Monday, May 9.
The crash, which is under investigation, caused a utility pole to snap, which caused the road closure as Eversource worked to replace it, said Lt. Jason Ferraro, of the New Canaan Police.
The driver, who was not identified, was transported to an area hospital. The extent of their injuries was unknown.
This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
Storm With Damaging Winds Knocks Out Power To Thousands In Connecticut
A strong storm with damaging wind gusts has left thousands without power in Connecticut.
At around 5:15 p.m. on Saturday, March 12, about 12,500 outages were reported statewide.
A total of 11,500 Eversource customers are without service, with most of the outages in the Town of Litchfield (1,959), Monroe (1,700) in Fairfield County, Cheshire (658) in New Haven County, Winchester (590) in Litchfield County, Farmington (487) in Hartford County, Thomaston (434) in Litchfield County, Southbury (414) in New Haven County, and Harwinton (337) in Litchfield County.
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Storm Knocks Out Power To Thousands In Connecticut
A quick-moving storm system has knocked out power to thousands of Connecticut residents.
Wind gusts as high as around 60 miles per hour have resulted in downed trees and tree limbs, with eastern Connecticut most heavily affected.
As of around 7:15 a.m. Friday, Feb. 18, Eversource is reporting a total 11,840 customers without power.
The areas most affected are:
Woodstock (1,547) in Windham County,
East Lyme (723) in New London County,
Waterford (631) in New London County,
New London (593) in New London County,
Ledyard (514) in New London County,
Hebron …
