The driver told police a vehicle suddenly turned in front of him shortly before 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
He said he swerved to avoid the vehicle and his Ford F150 struck the pole, snapping it in half, on River Road near the corner of Pomander Walk across from Five Star Premier Residences of Teaneck.
The truck was towed.
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