Crime & Safety

Car-Pole Crash Closes Route 33 West In Howell: Police

The utility pole has to be replaced and police said a detour will be in place for several hours.

HOWELL, NJ — Howell Township police are telling motorists to avoid Route 33 westbound from Yellowbrook Road to Brickyard Road on Monday evening due to a motor vehicle crash.

The collision happened shortly before 5:30 p.m. Monday when a car hit a utility pole. Details on the crash were not mmediately available.

The crash snapped the utility pole, which needs to be replaced; a detour is expected to be in place for several hours, police said.

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Photo via Howell Township Police

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