Car vs Pole Closes Section Of Grays Plain Road (Friday, November 6)

Sandy Hook VFR was dispatched to the area of 8 Grays Plain Road at 17:37 Friday, November 6, for a reported vehicle vs pole with wires down and pole across the road. There were no injuries reported.

SHVFR First Assistant Chief Andy Ryan confirmed upon arrival that a sedan had crashed into and snapped a utility pole. Ryan closed Grays Plain between its intersections with Berkshire and High Rock roads.

Eversource was notified of the crash. Newtown Public Works was requested to respond with barricades.

Once Eversource arrived and began working on the wires and poles and Public Works arrived with signs to create detours, the scene was turned over to Newtown PD and Eversource.

Sandy Hook returned to service at 18:55.