Traffic & Transit
Driver Rams Mailboxes, Pole In Tolland, Then Flees Scene: State Cops
A driver was tracked down after running away from a serious crash in Tolland over the weekend, state police said.
TOLLAND, CT — A driver who rammed his pickup truck into mailboxes, a pole and a stone wall in Tolland over the weekend and then fled the scene on foot is facing three criminal charges, state police said.
The crash took place just prior to 2 a.m. Saturday on Mile Hill Road, according to state police.
A crash report indicates that a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado being driven by a 35-year-old South Windsor man was headed south on Mile Hill Road when the truck suddenly left the road to the right and ran over two mailboxes on the 100 block.
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The truck then slammed into a utility pole near a stone wall and knocked out power in the neighborhood, according to a crash report and town officials. The driver left the scene on foot and was located about 2 miles away from the crash, still on Mile Hill Road.
He was charged with driving under the influence, evading responsibility and interfering with police, according to an arrest report.
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