Cops: Crash downs pole, power lines on Selden, Farmingville border
Suffolk County police respond to a crash on Mooney Pond Road and South Evergreen Drive on the border of Farmingville and Selden on Friday, June 30, 2017. Credit: David Rubin
A single-vehicle crash into a utility pole downed power lines and knocked out traffic signals Friday morning at an intersection on the border of Selden and Farmingville, Suffolk County police said.
The accident happened at the intersection of Mooney Pond Road and South Evergreen Drive at 6:18 a.m., police said.
No one was injured and no charges were filed.
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