Police: Driver falls asleep behind the wheel, crashes into telephone pole in Red Hook
It happened around 3:30 p.m. Sunday on Pitcher Lane.
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A driver is recovering after he fell asleep behind the wheel and crashed into a telephone pole in Red Hook, police say.
It happened around 3:30 p.m. Sunday on Pitcher Lane.
Officers found the truck on its side with a 55-year-old driver entrapped. They say live wires also fell on top of the vehicle.
Fire officials used extrication tools to remove the windshield and free the driver.
The man was taken to Mid Hudson Regional Hospital for neck and head injuries.
