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Police were at the scene and tape closed off the area surrounding a single-car crash on Richmond Road in New Dorp on Saturday morning, Nov. 1, 2025. (Advance\/SILive.com | Maura Grunlund)<\/p>\nSTATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 A single-car crash this morning has knocked down a utility pole on Richmond Road, causing traffic chaos on a busy stretch of the New Dorp street, according to initial reports.<\/p>\n
Police were on site at 10 a.m., and no driver was visible in the vehicle, which had airbags deployed, according to a reporter at the scene.<\/p>\n
Traffic diversion was affecting several New Dorp residential streets, including Bryant, Otis and Bancroft avenues, according to initial reports.<\/p>\n
The wires were live as of 10 a.m. and Con Edison was on the way, according to an initial report from the scene.<\/p>\n
The grey Nissan sedan appeared to have struck the pole, sparing it from hitting the Moravian Cemetery stone wall.<\/p>\n
This initial report will be updated as information becomes available. <\/p>\n
Police were at the scene and tape closed off the area surrounding a single-car crash on Richmond Road in New Dorp on Saturday morning, Nov. 1, 2025. (Advance\/SILive.com | Maura Grunlund)<\/p>\n
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