Crime & Safety
One-Car Accident Disrupts Cable and Telephone Service
A portion of One Mile Road was without cable and telephone on Wednesday and Thursday.
A minor one-car accident left a portion of One Mile Road South without cable for a portion of Wednesday into Thursday.
According to police, a One Mile Road resident was backing out of his driveway at 10:11 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 5, when he inadvertently hit the accelerator of the vehicle instead of the brakes, police said.
The mistake caused the vehicle to accelerate backward over a curb, grassy area, and back into his own driveway traveling in a large circle. There were no injuries related to this incident, but the vehicle hit a small utility box, leaving at least one home without television or cable service.
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Comcast reported that service was restored to the area on Thursday, Dec. 6.
The driver of the vehicle, Thomas St. Pierre, 79, received a summons for careless driving.
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