Updated: Car Hits Utility Pole on Route 30, Road Closed for Two Hours

Updated at 7 p.m., April 18

According to State Police Troop C in Tolland, Fong Yang, 20, of 39 Sugar Hill Rd., Tolland, and Mark Wendhiser, 52, of 17 Center St., Rockville, were traveling north on Route 30 around 7:42 a.m.

Yang crossed the centerline into the southbound side of the roadway and went off the shoulder causing the 2000 Honda Accord he was driving to strike a utility pole. The force in which the car struck the pole broke the pole causing the wires to fall on top of the 2009 Jeep Liberty driven by Wendhiser, according to state police documents.

Yang was injured in the accident and taken to the hospital for treatment of his injuries, according to the state police news release. Both vehicles were towed from the scene.

Yang was issued a citation for failing to drive in the property lane, according to police.

Original story:

A car struck a utility pole on Route 30 at the Tolland/Vernon line early Sunday, closing the road for nearly two hours and sending the driver to the hospital, according to police and fire officials. 

According to police, when the vehicle struck the utility pole it broke the pole in two places. The driver, a 20-year-old male, required medical attention for minor injuries and was transported to the hospital by Vernon Ambulance, according to fire and police.

The fallen pole also caused damage to an oncoming car, trapping the driver, police said. The driver did not sustain significant injuries and was not transported to the hospital.

Tolland and the Vernon fire departments responded to the scene at 7:43 a.m., accompanied by a Connecticut Light and Power Emergency Unit.

CL&P repaired the broken pole and by 9:35 a.m. the road was reopened, but restricted to a single lane. It was several hours before the road fully reopened, according to fire and police officials.

Check back to Patch Monday for an update on the accident.