Cops: Tractor trailer hits — and splits — Glen Cove Road utility pole

A tractor trailer crashed into a utility pole Thursday morning on Glen Cove Road in Carle Place, Nassau County police said.

There were no reported injuries and no reported road closures stemming from the 5:17 a.m. accident that completely split the pole. Police said the driver was not ticketed.

A PSEG crew responded to the scene, near the Old Country Road intersection, to repair the damaged pole, police said.

Police said Emergency Service Unit officers also responded to clean up leaking diesel fuel.

An image from the scene shows the vehicle involved to be a Costco tractor trailer.

By John Valenti

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John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”