Traffic & Transit
Excavator Takes Out Wires In Stafford
An excavator being towed was just a bit too tall for some wires in Stafford, state police said.
STAFFORD, CT — An excavators being towed on a major road in Stafford last week was just a but too high, state police said.
According to a crash report, at 7:12 p.m. on Oct. 10, a truck from a Manchester-cased company was towing an excavator northbound on Route 32 and the excavator struck some overhanging wires.
Crews from Comcast descended on the scene to re-hang them.
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State police said no one was injured, but the driver, a 37-year-old from Glastonbury, was ticketed for driving a vehicle with excessive height.
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