Public Safety
UPDATE: Driver Ticketed After SUV Crashes into Utility Pole, Snapping It
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Update 11:38 a.m., Friday:
No one was injured when a Chevrolet Tahoe driven by a 20-year-old Darien man hit a utility pole in front of 562 Hoyt St. midday Wednesday, snapping the pole and ripping up a fence, police said. On Thursday and Friday, police gave this further account of the incident (including accusations not proven in court):
The driver told Darien police he accidentally went off the side of the road. He received a ticket for making an improper turn. The SUV received heavy front-end damage. The road was closed from about noon to 1:40 p.m. as utility crews worked on the scene.