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Driver charged after crash into hydro pole in Peterborough

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Driver charged after morning crash into hydro pole in Peterborough
A person has been charged with careless driving after a car crashed into a hydro pole in Peterborough on Sunday morning – Jan 22, 2024

One person has been charged following a single-vehicle crash into a hydro pole in Peterborough on Sunday morning.

Emergency crews responded to the scene at Monaghan Road and Sherbrooke Street just after 7:30 a.m. and found a car into a hydro pole with severe damage.

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Peterborough Police Service officers at the scene told Global Peterborough no serious injuries were reported.

However, they said the driver was charged with careless driving.

Dash am footage from Sherbrooke/Monaghan crash (not mine)
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Police also said neither drugs nor alcohol were factors in the crash.

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Hydro One crews spent most of the day replacing the pole once the vehicle was removed from the scene.

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