Crime & Safety
Tractor Snaps Utility Pole in Hamden: Police
Police say a tractor rolled down a hill and struck the utility pole, causing it to snap and block the road.
HAMDEN, CT — A tractor snapped a utility pole after it rolled down a hill on High Top Circle on Monday morning, according to police.
Hamden Police responded to the area of Pine Rock Avenue and High Top Circle at about 7:30 a.m. on the report of a motor vehicle accident, according to Capt. Ronald Smith.
Smith said in a press release that a preliminary investigation “revealed that an individual started his tractor, at which time it rolled down a hill a short distance, striking a utility pole. The tractor snapped the utility pole, causing it to block High Top Circle. There are no reported injuries.”
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High Top Circle was expected to be impassable for approximately two hours, according to Smith.
Police are continuing to investigate the accident.
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