Mineola Car vs Pole 01/05/2022

On Wednesday January 5th at approximately 8:45p, the Mineola Fire Department was dispatched to a reported MVA with fire on Jericho Tpk in the vicinity of Beebe Rd. Multiple Mineola units were quickly on the scene and found a car into a utility pole with the utility pole split at the base. The damage to the pole caused a local power outage as the power lines were torn from the pole. 2 of the occupants of the vehicle were evaluated by EMS on scene while the driver fled the scene prior to the arrival of Police & Firefighters.