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Pelham Teen Dies After Car Hits Utility Pole on Mammoth Road

Police suspect speed contributed to the rollover, with the investigation ongoing.

Overview

  • The single-vehicle crash happened just after 9 p.m. Thursday near Bush Hill Road, where the car struck a utility pole and rolled over.
  • Responders arrived around 9:08 p.m. and were told the driver was entrapped and unresponsive before he was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • Police described the victim as a 19-year-old Pelham resident and had not publicly released his name as of early Friday.
  • Liberty Utilities reported nearly 1,000 customers lost power temporarily due to the damaged pole, and service was later restored.
  • Mammoth Road was closed for hours for on-scene work and the crash investigation, and police asked drivers to avoid the area.