FARMINGTON — A local woman was treated and released from a hospital after a car she was riding in hit black ice Thursday night as it rounded a curve on Route 4, rolled and slid into a utility pole.
The car driven by Kain Lovejoy, 22, of Farmington rolled once and hit the dry pavement near Currier Road and the Fairbanks Union Church, Deputy Police Chief Shane Cote said Friday.
A high-voltage power line came down and was under the car, interim Fire Rescue Chief T.D. Hardy said.
The utility pole was not knocked down, he said. The line was live and caught fire.
Central Maine Power cut power as far as the Phillips area.
Passenger Izabel Morin, 20, of Farmington told responders she received a shock when she got out of the car. She was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital by a NorthStar EMS ambulance where she was treated and released, hospital spokeswoman Jill Gray said.
Farmington police Sgt. Jesse Clement was assisted at the scene by firefighters, who closed the road.
The crash was reported at 9:46 p.m. The road was reopened around 11 p.m., Cote said.
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