CLIFTON PARK — After Town Supervisor Phil Barrett crashed his work car in September, he failed to follow town policy requiring him to report the incident to the town safety officer.
The wrecked vehicle sat behind the town’s highway garage for much of the fall. When new Town Board members took office earlier this month, some inquired if one of the town’s vehicles was missing from the fleet. On Wednesday, Town Attorney Kevin Dailey said he had confirmed with the head of the town’s Buildings & Grounds Department that the gray Chevy sedan had been towed away after the collision — though it is unclear when the car was removed.
State Police said a trooper responded to a two-car crash involving Barrett’s town vehicle shortly after 5 p.m. on Sept. 8 at the traffic circle at Route 146 and Route 146A. Police said Barrett also struck a utility pole. Photos from the scene provided to the Times Union by an eyewitness showed a traffic sign lodged inside the tire well on the front driver’s side…