Ridgefield Press
CRASH: Early morning accident closes 116 for hours

May 8, 2008

Route 116, North Salem Road, was reopened at approximately 2 p.m. this afternoon, after being closed for nearly 10 hours due to a one-car accident.

Police said the car struck a utility pole early this morning, knocking out power in the area. By 2 p.m., the pole had been replaced, police said. Power had been restored by 11 a.m.

The The half-mile stretch between Tackora Trail North and Tackora Trail South was closed between the time the accident was called in at approximately 3:45 a.m. and the time the pole was replaced, police said.


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