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Police charge 23-year-old Carmel man with DWI after utility pole crash

According to police, two cars crashed, with one vehicle hitting a utility pole, causing it to break in half.

News 12 Staff

Dec 26, 2024, 6:13 AM

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A 23-year-old Carmel man has been charged with driving while intoxicated after a Christmas night accident in the Town of Kent.

Police say the man's 2021 Volkswagen struck and severed a utility pole on Farmers Mills Road around 5 p.m.

The crash caused wires to fall on the road, and a 55-year-old man who drove over the downed power lines in his Honda Ridgeline was taken to Westchester Medical Center after reporting he wasn't feeling well.

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