Crash Leaves Wires On Road, Shuts Down Route 1 In Peabody
PEABODY (CBS) – It was a race to get busy Route 1 back up and running before the evening rush hour in Peabody, and it worked. A MassDOT crew was able to re-open the road just in time, with one southbound lane blocked off where a utility crew worked to restore power.
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At about 11:30 a.m., police say a female driver cut-off another driver, as she suddenly pulled into Turnpike Car Wash in Peabody.
The other driver was forced into a pole, that split in half from the force of the crash. Car wash owner Bob Katseff ran out when he heard the noise.
"When I noticed a person in the car, even though there was a transformer on the car, the door was open. I didn't want to touch the car." He managed to reach in and grab the woman. "She was screaming. I held her hands and got her out of the car. She was able to move," he said.
Route 1 #Peabody to be shut down for hours after a woman was rescued from this crashed car. #wbz pic.twitter.com/HgDTNqZZ2q
— Christina Hager (@HagerWBZ) January 4, 2016
Police said there were no major injuries.
State Police shut down both north and southbound sides of Route 1 for most of the day, causing major traffic tie-ups. Peabody Municipal Light reported about ten businesses and homes lost power, but were expected to be back up and running Monday night.