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Driver Hospitalized After Car Slams Into Pole In Westchester Driver Hospitalized After Car Slams Into Pole In Westchester
Driver Hospitalized After Car Slams Into Pole In Westchester One person was taken to an area hospital when their car crashed into a utility pole in Northern Westchester, requiring a delicate rescue to avoid downed lines.  The crash happened on Thursday, April 27 around 11:30 p.m., when first responders in Yorktown were sent to Saw Mill River Road between Birdsall Drive and Hanover Street for a reported motor vehicle accident, according to the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department.  Once arriving, firefighters found that a car had crashed into a utility pole, knocking it down across the roadway and downing power lines. The falling pole …

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by Ben Crnic
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Car Flips Over, Slams Into Pole In Westchester, Leaving Driver Injured Car Flips Over, Slams Into Pole In Westchester, Leaving Driver Injured
Car Flips Over, Slams Into Pole In Westchester, Leaving Driver Injured A driver was left injured after a car overturned and crashed into a utility pole in Northern Westchester.  The incident happened on Thursday, Feb. 16 around 6 p.m., when a vehicle traveling in Croton-on-Hudson Old Post Road South flipped over and hit a pole on Nordica Drive, according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department.  Firefighters and police then descended upon the scene to help the injured driver escape the vehicle.  After the occupant was turned over to first responders, firefighters waited for Con Edison to fix the pole, which took about 90 minutes. 

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by Ben Crnic
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Hudson Valley Man Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Utility Pole, Police Say Hudson Valley Man Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Utility Pole, Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Utility Pole, Police Say A Hudson Valley man was charged with driving while intoxicated after he crashed a vehicle into a utility pole, causing a fire on the road. Officers in Rockland County responded to a fire on North Main Street in Hillcrest that broke out overnight between Friday, Nov. 18, and Saturday, Nov. 19, the Town of Ramapo Police Department reported. Police found that a vehicle crashed into a utility pole, and a live wire caused a small fire on the roadway. The driver of the vehicle, identified as a 35-year-old Haverstraw man, was the sole occupant, authorities said. The man, whose identity was not r…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Killed After Car Hits Pole In Fiery New Rochelle Crash Man Killed After Car Hits Pole In Fiery New Rochelle Crash
Man Killed After Car Hits Pole In Fiery New Rochelle Crash This story has been updated. One person was killed and another injured late Saturday night when a car burst into flames after crashing into a utility pole in Westchester. The crash occurred around 10 p.m. on Pinebrook Boulevard, a residential street just east of New Rochelle High School. The crash brought down power lines onto the vehicle. The name of the victim, a male passenger, has not yet been released. The injuries to the driver, also a man, have been described as serious. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Daily Voice