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The driver -- whose name was not released -- was near Main Street and North Passaic Avenue in Chatham when he hit the pole, which fell and injured three people eating outside at Arminio’s Italian Corner around 8:50 p.m. on Wednesday, borough police said in a release.
The driver continued down North Passaic Avenue and was stopped soon after by officers in Florham Park, authorities said.
Two of the three victims were examined and transported to a local hospital for treatment, authorities said. The third bystander refused additional medical evaluation.
The driver was issued summonses for careless driving, leaving the scene of a crash with injury, failure to report a crash and improper turning.
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