3 Sent To Hospital After Car Crashes Into Utility Pole In Fairfield

FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Three people were taken to the hospital Sunday afternoon after the car they were driving in hit a curb and a utility pole in Fairfield.

Three people were injured when a car crashed into a utility pole in front of 850 Mountain Laurel Road in Fairfield on Sunday.
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Casey Donahue

05/22/2017 12:00 p.m.

Police responded to the crash on Mountain Laurel Road at 3:46 p.m. An investigation revealed that the car, driven by a 18-year-old Fairfield resident, was traveling west on Mountain Laurel Road when the driver lost control and it began to slide across the eastbound lane of travel, police said. It hit a curb, then collided with a United Illuminating utility pole in front of 850 Mountain Laurel Road, where it came to a rest.

Two 18-year-old passengers were also in the car at the time of the accident, and all three were taken to St. Vincent's Medical Center for non-life-threatening injuries.

The crash is currently under investigation by the Fairfield Police Crash Reconstruction Unit.

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