A driver struck a utility pole on quiet Highview Drive around 9:15 p.m. Friday night, shearing the pole in half and tossing live wires onto the street.
A police officer on scene said the driver, observed to be a young male, collided with the telephone pole before coming to a rest in a nearby yard. The late model sedan was towed from the scene as workers from Orange & Rockland Electric arrived.
There was no word on injuries; police say the accident remains under investigation.
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