Crime & Safety
A Pickup Truck Struck a Utility Pole On Main Street Monday
A 'mechanical breakdown' caused the accident and the driver appeared to be okay.
A 56-year-old Monroe man lost control of his 1997 Dodge Ram pickup truck while driving on Main Street after a "mechanical breakdown" and crashed into a utility pole near Bradford Drive at around 3:22 p.m. on Monday, according to police.
Police Capt. Michael Flick said no ambulance was requested, so there appeared to be no serious injuries.
Police officers and firefighters responded to the call and a crew from Connecticut Light & Power was on the scene to fix the pole, police said.
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"No power outages were reported," Flick said.
Flick said the ball joint on the truck went, causing the driver to lose control of his vehicle.
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