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Person taken to hospital after car crashes into telephone pole in Stonington

May 31, 2022 12:00 am • Last Updated: May 31, 2022 10:11 pm

By Kimberly Drelich
Day Staff Writer

k.drelich@theday.com

Stonington — Police said a person was taken to Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in New London with injuries after a car crashed into a telephone pole in the area of 834 Pequot Trail on Tuesday afternoon.

The emergency call came in about 3:35 p.m. The pole broke and wires are down as a result of the crash, police said, prompting a road closure. The road was still closed as of about 10 p.m. but likely would reopen by Wednesday morning, police said.

No further information was immediately available.

k.drelich@theday.com

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