HODGDON, Maine – A single vehicle crash in Hodgdon during the night destroyed two mailboxes, a utility pole and a Ford sedan, but the driver does not appear to have been seriously injured.
Jesse Frederick, 20, of Cary was operating a 2015 Ford southbound on U.S. Highway, also known as Calais Road on Saturday.
Shortly before 12:30 a.m., Frederick lost control of the vehicle, which left the roadway. The Ford struck two mailboxes before crashing into a utility pole, where it became tangled in guy wires.
Frederick reported he looked at his car radio when his vehicle swerved to the right just prior to the crash. The median and shoulder of the road had ice-covered snow, police said.
A Ford Sedan struck a utility pole on Calais Road in Hodgdon early Saturday. Eastern Maine Electric Co. had to replace the pole. (Courtesy of Maine State Police)
Police observed at the scene of the crash that Frederick was bleeding and had a wrist injury.
Frederick refused medical treatment from ambulance personnel and was transported to Houlton Regional Hospital by private vehicle.
Eastern Maine Electric Co. replaced the broken utility pole. York’s of Houlton towed the car.
