Traffic & Transit

Car Takes Out 2 Poles, DOT Sign In Mansfield, State Police Say

A crash in Mansfield wrecked utility poles and a sign, state police said.

A crash in Mansfield wrecked utility poles and a sign, state police said.
A crash in Mansfield wrecked utility poles and a sign, state police said. (Chris Dehnel/Patch)

MANSFIELD, CT — A driver in Mansfield last week was over the legal age, but also under the influence, state police said.

And she was part of the crash that took place at 1:44 a.m. Friday, according to a state police crash report.

At that time, a 2018 Toyota CHR crossover vehicle with a 21-year-old Glen Oaks., NY, woman driving, was headed south on Storrs Road, according to a crash report. It suddenly ran off the road near the intersection with Clover Mill Road and hit two Frostier utility poles and a state Department of Transportation sign, according to a crash report.

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The woman was not injured, but was arrested and charged with driving under the influence, according to a crash report.

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