Crime & Safety

Crash Takes Out Pole in Ellington

Wires were across the road.

ELLIINGTON, CT — A weekend crash sent both state police and a utility crew to Buff Cap Road as a car took out a pole, state police said.

The crash took place on Friday at 12:27 p.m. A 2000 Lincoln Town Car driven by 61-year-old Jeffrey Kolesinski was traveling north on Buff Cap when he swerved to avoid a deer, left the road and hit a utility pole, state police said.

The pole and wires wound up falling onto the road, state police said.

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