Crime & Safety

Medfield Teen Issued Summons After Allegedly Hitting Telephone Pole on Snyder Road

19-year-old Medfield man charged with negligent operation of motor vehicle after allegedly hitting telephone pole on June 22.

A 19-year-old Medfield resident was issued a summons for negligent operation of a motor vehicle on June 22 after he allegedly hit a telephone pole on Snyder Road and damaged some mail boxes, according to Medfield Police. 

A call came into Medfield Police at 1:38 p.m. on June 22 from the Medfield Fire Department reporting a motor vehicle accident, according to police reports. The motor vehicle operator hit a telephone pole across the street from 15 Snyder Rd., damaging the pole, mailboxes, his vehicle and causing a power outage.

"The driver was not injured," said Medfield Chief of Police Robert Meaney Jr. "There was damage to the front of the car but the damage was not consistent with a crash involving excessive speed. The pole did splinter but it appeared that it was an old pole. I believe that some mailboxes were damaged. Traffic was detoured into the evening and I do not know when power was restored."

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The operator was charged with negligent operation of a motor vehicle, but Meaney said the accident did not occur because of cell phone use. 

"The operator was not using his phone," he said. "It may have run but he did not answer it. This may have caused a distraction and be part of the negligent operation but that will be for a Clerk Magistrate at the Dedham District Court to decide. The function of the Medfield Police Department is to provide the information collected and observations made at the scene to the court." 

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Two fire engines, NSTAR and two detail men responded to the scene. The operator refused transportation to the hospital from the ambulance. 

Meaney said the operator's case will "most likely not come before the court until later this summer. No punishment, fine or suspension will occur until the court and the Registry of Motor Vehicles make their decisions."

Meaney issued a reminder to drivers to focus on the road and avoid distractions.

"In general, anything that distracts drivers from their main function, which is safely operating the motor vehicle, is a problem," Meaney said. "This can include: eating, reading a map, referring to a GPS device, finding the pacifier or toy that fell on the floor, shaving, applying makeup, looking, dialing and talking on a cell phone and the list goes on and on. Focus on driving the car." 


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