Car crashes into utility pole; 1 dead

SCOTCHTOWN, N.Y.

Police say the car struck a guardrail and then a utility pole on Scotchtown Collabar Road.

The pole snapped and landed on top of the car trapping two people inside for hours.

Rescue crews used a crane to lift the pole off of the car.

The driver was killed.

One passenger was seriously injured, another passenger escaped unharmed.

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