MONTEBELLO – A 16-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday evening after the car he was driving on River Road in the Village of Montebello ran off the road, hit a fence, struck a utility pole snapping it in half, and knocking out power to the area.
The driver, a Suffern resident, whose name police did not make public, was unsafely driving at a high rate of speed when he made a right turn onto River Road, lost control, and struck the fence and utility pole, Ramapo Town Police said.
Both the driver and a 16-year-old male passenger were treated for minor injuries at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern.
The driver was charged with reckless driving and several traffic violations.
Two teens hurt, one power pole down
