MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP CRASH

Driver dazed, but uninjured, after crashing into utility pole Thursday night

The call initially came in as an accident with injuries in Montgomeryville.

Photo by James Short.

The call initially came in as an accident with injuries in Montgomeryville.

  • Public Safety

A 65-year-old woman was dazed, but uninjured, following a one-vehicle crash on Route 309/Bethlehem Pike in Montgomery Township late Thursday night. 

The accident was reported at 11:56 p.m. on Route 309/Bethlehem Pike in front of Police and Fire Credit Union, 798 Bethlehem Pike, police said.

A white Toyota sedan struck a utility pole along the southbound lanes of Bethlehem Pike, per reports from the scene. Airbags were deployed and VMSC Emergency Medical Services arrived and evaluated the patient, who refused treatment and transport, police said.

Fire Department of Montgomery Township arrived on scene to handle fluids leaking on the roadway as a result of the accident. 

One inactive power line was lying across the side of the road. 

Both southbound lanes of Bethlehem Pike/Route 309 were closed at North Wales Road for about an hour.

Police said the scene was cleared at 1:09 a.m.

The accident is still under investigation, police said. It is unknown if charges will be filed at this time.

FDMT and Montgomery Township Police were assisted at the scene by Montgomery Township Fire Police and VMSC EMS.

Call 215-362-2301 with any information related to the crash.

    By James Short   



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Tony Di Domizio is the Managing Editor of NorthPennNow, PerkValleyNow, and CentralBucksNow, and a staff writer for WissNow. Email him at [email protected]. Tony graduated from Kutztown University and went on to serve as a reporter and editor for various news organizations, including Patch/AOL, The Reporter in Lansdale, Pa., and The Morning Call in Allentown, Pa. He was born and raised in and around Lansdale and attended North Penn High School. Lansdale born. St. Patrick's Day, 1980.