A Subaru Impreza struck a telephone pole late Sunday night, according to authorities. PHOTO/HOPKINTON FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 3772
The Hopkinton Police Department and Fire Department responded to two separate incidents overnight into Monday morning, one during which firefighters delivered a baby boy. In the second event, a telephone pole was struck by a car late Sunday night on Hayden Rowe Street, injuring the driver, according to an HPD spokesperson.
In a phone interview with the Independent, HPD Deputy Chief Scott van Raalten said the department first received a call at 11:41 p.m. Sunday. A motor vehicle was said to have struck a telephone pole on Hayden Rowe Street at Chestnut Street.
“We also received a report that the vehicle was on fire,” he explained, noting that HFD also responded to the call. “The operator had taken down a pole and some wires.”
A Facebook post from the HFD Firefighters Union 3772 indicated that there was “a small engine compartment fire.”
Van Raalten added that the female driver was taken to Milford Regional Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. Her name has not been released.
“It is unclear if there will be criminal charges at this time because the case is still being investigated,” said van Raalten.
The vehicle was a blue 2024 Subaru Impreza, according to an HPD dispatcher who spoke with the Independent.
According to the police log issued Monday morning, the woman was able to extricate herself from the car before she was taken to the hospital. The extent of her injuries was unknown.
Art’s Towing in Milford removed the vehicle and has kept it in its custody, the police log indicated. Also, Eversource and Verizon were called to the scene early Monday morning, along with a police detail.
Details awaited on baby delivery
In emails to the Independent Monday, HFD Chief Gary Daugherty stated that firefighters delivered a baby boy early Monday while the mother was being transported to the hospital.
Daugherty added that the lieutenant who oversaw the delivery was off duty Monday, so more information was not readily available.
“They responded to a woman in labor at 01:38,” Daugherty stated. “During transport, she gave birth to a baby boy.”
Daugherty provided no further comment Monday.
There was a lot of that police log wrong.
We were the ones who called 911 and pulled the girl out of her car. At that time, she had no idea what was going on or even if she was in an accident. There was no mention to all the property damage.
And that the police drove down the street, passing the accident until they were directed to turn around.