Crime & Safety

Down Pole Closes River Road

Tractor trailer hit utility pole in Summit during the overnight hours Saturday.

River Road was closed to traffic Saturday after a tractor trailer struck a utility pole around 2:30 a.m., Summit police and JCP&L said.

The repair work on the pole will take at least until 9 or 10 p.m., according to JCP&L spokesman Jerry Ricciardi. The road will remain closed at least until that time. Other utilities may have to do repair work in the area, Ricciardi also said.


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