By Jenn Smith, Berkshire Eagle Staff
Article Last Updated: 01/29/2008 08:10:15 AM EST
Tuesday, January 29
RICHMOND — A New York state woman was injured yesterday morning after her car crashed into a utility pole and flipped onto the driver's side, partially into the snow.
It took nearly a half-hour for emergency responders to arrive on the scene on Summit Road and to secure and safely remove Eileen Schlegel of Chatham, N.Y., from her overturned red Subaru Forester.
Rescuers were standing near the car with extra blankets and the Jaws of Life, just in case they were needed.
Schlegel, 40, was transported to Berkshire Medical Center. No major injuries were reported. Her condition was unavailable at press time.
State Police Trooper Scott Davis of the Lee barracks investigated the accident. "It just looked like she drifted off the road," he said.
The vehicle had to be towed away.
Davis said Schlegel was given a warning for a marked lanes violation.
Workers from the Western Massachusetts Electric Company spent most of the day barricading the road so they could repair the pole and restore power to the neighboring houses. A total of 36 homes were reported without power as of 2:30 yesterday afternoon.
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