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Utility Pole

Driver Hospitalized After Car Snaps Poles In Northern Westchester Driver Hospitalized After Car Snaps Poles In Northern Westchester
Driver Hospitalized After Car Snaps Poles In Northern Westchester A driver was taken to a hospital following a crash in Northern Westchester that left two utility poles snapped.  The crash happened on Friday, Oct. 4 just before 8:30 p.m., when a vehicle hit two poles on Route 133 in Mount Kisco near the intersection with Crow Hill Road, according to Independent Fire Co. #13 of the Mount Kisco Fire Department.  Arriving first responders found that the crash had knocked over two poles, leaving wires dangerously close to the roadway.  The driver was soon taken to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla by the Mount Kisco Volunteer Ambulance Co…
23-Year-Old Passenger Killed In Hudson Valley Crash 23-Year-Old Passenger Killed In Hudson Valley Crash
23-Year-Old Passenger Killed In Hudson Valley Crash A Hudson Valley man who was a passenger in an Infiniti sedan was killed in a single-vehicle crash. The collision occurred in Dutchess County, in the town of Wappinger, at about 6:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, on All Angels Hill Road near Dugan Lane.  According to Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, a preliminary investigation revealed that a 2007 Infiniti sedan with five occupants was traveling southbound on All Angels Hill Road when the driver lost control of the vehicle. Watterson said the car left the roadway and struck a utility pole. Killed in…
Semi-Truck Knocks Down Live Wires, Catches On Fire In Hudson Valley Semi-Truck Knocks Down Live Wires, Catches On Fire In Hudson Valley
Semi-Truck Knocks Down Live Wires, Catches On Fire In Hudson Valley Part of a busy Hudson Valley road was briefly closed to traffic after a semi-truck collided with a utility pole, causing a blaze sparked by live wires.  The incident happened in Putnam County on Tuesday, July 9 around 1 p.m., when a semi-truck hit a utility pole on Farmers Mills Road (Route 42) in Kent, according to the Lake Carmel Fire Department.  Arriving police and fire crews found that active live wires had sparked a fire that reached the truck. To put the blaze out, first responders isolated the live wires and had NYSEG crews cut power so the flames could be extinguished.&nb…