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Distracted Driver Hits Pole in Waltham
December 10, 2021 | MASSACHUSETTS
PETER LOBO, Correspondent

Photo by PETER LOBO

Photo by PETER LOBO

Photo by PETER LOBO

Photo by PETER LOBO
This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
WALTHAM, MA - On December 10, 2021, a call to the Waltham 911 center reported that a car had hit a utility pole in front of 200 Weston Street and the driver was unconscious. Engine 1, Squad 5 and Medic 1 were dispatched. When firefighters arrived, they found the driver sitting on a wall. He said he was adjusting his floor mats when he hit the pole. He was transported to Newton Wellesley Hospital with minor injuries.