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Motorist In Single-Car Crash Narrowly Misses Monroe Church

A motorist missed crashing into St. Peter's Church in Monroe "by an inch," according to fire officials.

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​Monroe volunteer firefighters, police and EMS workers responded to the single car crash at 3 a.m. Sunday. (Monroe Volunteer Fire Department, No.1)
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​Monroe volunteer firefighters, police and EMS workers responded to the single car crash at 3 a.m. Sunday. (Monroe Volunteer Fire Department, No.1)
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​Monroe volunteer firefighters, police and EMS workers responded to the single car crash at 3 a.m. Sunday. (Monroe Volunteer Fire Department, No.1)
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​Monroe volunteer firefighters, police and EMS workers responded to the single car crash at 3 a.m. Sunday. (Monroe Volunteer Fire Department, No.1)

MONROE, CT — A motorist missed crashing into St. Peter's Church at 175 Old Tannery Road "by an inch," according to a report from the Monroe Volunteer Fire Department, No.1 on social media.

Monroe volunteer firefighters, police and EMS workers responded to the single car crash at 3 a.m. Sunday. The driver was not injured after hitting a utility pole at the north end of the Town Green before coming to rest further south alongside the church. The impact to the pole resulted in a localized power outage, according to fire officials.

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