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Car Hits Utility Pole in Tuckahoe, Driver Injured
Tags: car hits pole, motor vehicle accident, Tuckahoe, Tuckahoe Fire Department, upper township rescue squad
TUCKAHOE—A single car crash caused traffic delays on Route 50 at around 3:10 p.m. on Saturday, Aug 8.
The car was traveling south on Route 50 at a high rate of speed according to a witness. “He was going very fast then he hit the pole, by the time I was pulling up he was already climbing out the window”, he said. The witness said the driver appeared to be a young male in his late teens or twenties.
Route 50 was reduced to one lane of travel where the crash occurred the utility pole was severely damage and will be replaced according to reports.
The Tuckahoe Fire Department and Fire Police responded to the scene with the Upper Township Rescue Squad.
The driver was taken to an area hospital with non life-threatening injuries by the Upper Township Rescue Squad.
The crash is under investigation by troopers at the Woodbine station.
Contact Scheeler at hscheeler@cmcherald.com
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Sun, 08/09/2009 - 11:16am - Posted by: neindustrial
shorelovernww; Not a SUV to Bust on, Boy I Bet your in a Tail Spin. But it Was a Big Car and no body got Bad Hurt, And it was not a Death Trap Compact, and it was Car which may have kept the Young Man Safe and Back to his Family.
Sat, 08/08/2009 - 9:51pm - Posted by: shorelovernww
Wise man, why would you want to harass the teen driver? That's plain stupid!
Sat, 08/08/2009 - 5:54pm - Posted by: C.Cipollono_Wise
come on shorelover, where are the ridiculous comments for this accident??? "ANOTHER YOUNG DRIVER TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED... LETS SET UP CHECK POINTS FOR TEEN DRIVERS!"
Hope he's ok...