Traffic & Transit
'Medical Condition' Cited As Car Wrecks Pole In Stafford
A car ran into a utility pole in Stafford over the weekend.
STAFFORD, CT — A car took out a utility pole in a crash Sunday in Stafford.
State police said the crash took place at 2:26 p.m.
According t0 a state police report, a 2014 Ford Escape driven by a 58-year-old Stafford woman was heading west on Orcuttville Road, when it suddenly veered off the road and stuck a utility pole, according to a state police report. State police said a "medical condition" caused the driver to swerve.
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The pole snapped in half and the driver was taken to Johnson Memorial Hospital, sate police said. The extent of her injuries was not outlined in a state police report.
A crew from Eversource Energy responded to the scene, state police said.
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