MERIDEN, Conn. — Emergency crews were called out Saturday morning after a car hit a pole and brought down wires and lead to the road being closed.
The crash happened on Broad Street and Gale Avenue around 5:30 am. A car hit a utility pole according to police and wires came down as a result, closing the road. One man was sent to Hartford Hospital where he is in stable condition.
Sgt. Stanley Zajac, Meriden Police said speed was a factor in the crash, "About 5:30 this morning, the car ... was traveling southbound on Broad Street, obviously speed was an issue here, slight curve in the road wasn't able to negotiate the curve and hit two telephone poles. The two telephone poles were right next to each other, part of the telephone pole went through the window of that building behind us. And the car landed down the street further."
Police said the driver, Franklin Ortiz, of Meriden, was unconscious and live wires were on the car after the crash which delayed him being extricated.
Police said he was in serious but stable condition.
The road reopened Saturday evening after repairs were made by Eversource.
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