Driver extricated from pickup truck that struck fire hydrant, snowbank and telephone pole
A driver was extricated from a pickup truck and taken to the hospital after striking a fire hydrant, a snowbank and a telephone pole during a crash in Plainfield on Tuesday night.
The crash was reported at 11:45 p.m. in the area of 89 Mill Brook Road where crews were dispatched on the report of a pickup truck versus a telephone pole crash, according to the Plainfield Police Department. Police responded along with members of the Plainfield Fire Department and the American Legion Ambulance service.
Police said they found that a 53-year-old man was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado K1500 east on Mill Brook Road when he swerved off the southbound side of the road and struck a fire hydrant and a large snowbank. The truck then ricocheted to the northbound side of the road and stopped after striking a telephone pole, according to police.
The Silverado sustained heavy damage, leaving the driver trapped inside. Police tried to pry the door open before firefighters used the jaws of life device to extricate the driver, according to police. He was evaluated by medics and taken to Backus Hospital for suspected injuries, police said.
The Silverado had to be towed away.
The crash remains under investigation.
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