Single-car crash takes down utility pole on busy New Dorp street Saturday morning

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Richmond Road remains closed early Saturday afternoon, after a single-car crash knocked down a utility pole, causing traffic chaos surrounding a busy stretch of the New Dorp street, according to initial reports.

Police were on site at 10 a.m., and no driver was visible in the vehicle, which had airbags deployed, according to a reporter at the scene.

Con Edison was on the scene by noon Saturday, working to right the pole, while traffic jams continued…

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