A woman driving on Route 10, known as East Street, in Plainville got a big surprise Wednesday afternoon when a section of an utility pole came crashing down on the hood of her car and then she drove over the pole.

"She was very lucky it didn't go through her windshield," said Sgt. Charles Smedick, head of the Plainville Police Traffic Division.

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Photo courtesy of Matthew Broderick

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A utility pole is suspended in mid-air after it was snapped from the ground when a waste material truck pulled down power lines at the intersection of East Street and Race Avenue Wednesday afternoon. This photo was taken by Matthew Broderick, a 10th-grader at Plainville High School, when he was walking home from school.

The Traffic Division of the Plainville Police Department is looking for witnesses to an early morning injury accident that took place on North Washington Street, Route 177, at the entrance to Route 72 eastbound. Two motorists were sent to the hospital as a result of the accident.

The accident occurred Thursday, Oct. 9 at approximately 6:30 a.m.

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Plainville police seek witnesses to an accident that occurred Thursday, Oct. 9 at the intersection of routes 177 and 72.

A Bristol man fell asleep Thursday morning and hit a utility pole on Camp Street, flipping his car. Police said Stephen O'Neil, 42, was driving south on Camp Street when he fell asleep and hit the Connecticut Light & Power pole at about 8:21 a.m.

Police Capt. Peter Costanzo said it was not known why the driver fell asleep.

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A man sustained minor injuries in this Thursday morning accident on Camp Street.

The Southington Police Department's accident investigation team is investigating a fatal accident that occurred yesterday, July 30, on County Road.

When attorney Jason Famiglietti of Famiglietti & Famiglietti law firm arrived at his office Feb. 11, he never expected he and his staff would end the day being called heroes.

But that is exactly what Famiglietti is being called by students, family and community members affected by a school bus accident occurring at the intersection of Route 177 and West Main Street that day.

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The town and police department honored attorney Jason Famiglietti, third from left, for quick thinking after a school bus accident Feb. 11 that injured the bus driver and several Plainville High School students. Giving the citation Monday at the Town Council meeting are, from left, Councilman Kirby Deegan, Capt. Peter Costanzo and Sgt. Charles Smedick, right.