Fairhaven I-195 Rollover Crash Sends One to Hospital
FAIRHAVEN A rollover crash on I-195 in Fairhaven Monday afternoon sent one person to the hospital.
At approximately 2:30 p.m. this afternoon, Engine 3 and Medic 1 from the Fairhaven Fire Department responded to a motor vehicle crash on I-195 westbound in the area of mile marker 28, close to the Fairhaven-Mattapoisett town line.
According to Fairhaven Fire Department public information officer Lt. Paul Correia, two vehicles were involved, one with minor damage and the second with heavy damage resulting from rolling over and eventually catching fire. Engine 3 extinguished the fire, and Correia said the driver of that vehicle was treated and transported to Rhode Island Hospital in stable condition.
Tim Seeberger Dec 19, 2020
Santa and Mrs. Claus wave to the camera at the intersection of Prospect Road and Pine Island Road on their parade around Mattapoisett on Dec. 19. Photo by: Tim Seeberger
With the help of the town’s Fire Department, Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus and the elves rode through the streets of Mattapoisett on Saturday, greeting kids eager to see the man in red and bringing some Christmas joy to families.
The event comes at a time where the town had to cancel its Christmas tree lighting ceremony, and the Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 63 had to call off its annual holiday event with Santa at Ned’s Point Lighthouse.
The crash happened close to the Fairhaven town line near The Pines apartment complex.
A Mattapoisett firefighter on scene told The Standard-Times that a blue Subaru Forester had struck a telephone pole, snapping it. The pole, still attached to support cables and active power lines, was dragged roughly 200 yards down the roadway.
State and local police units, along with the Mattapoisett Fire Department and utility pole workers responded to the scene.
The firefighter said power had to be cut to the electrical lines still attached to the downed pole before it could be removed. Traffic was been slowed in both directions as the scene was being cleared.