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Motorist Drives Under Parked Car in Norwich
February 20, 2021 | CONNECTICUT
RYAN FLAHERTY, Correspondent
Photo by Ryan FlahertyThe woman driving the car drove under the parked truck, which forced it into the utility pole.
Photo by Ryan Flaherty
This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
Norwich, CT - At 8:29 P.M. on Saturday, February 20th, the Yantic Fire Company with American Ambulance and the Norwich Police were dispatched to 100 West Town Street for a two-car accident.
Engine 33 arrived at 8:39 P.M. reporting that a car had driven underneath the back of a parked truck, which had also struck a utility pole. Engine 33’s crew treated two patients from the car who had self-extricated. Rescue 3 arrived at 8:42 P.M. and secured the vehicles.
Car 38 had command and requested Norwich Public Utilities to assess the pole.