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Crash takes down utility poles, leads to investigation of illegal immigrants
Posted Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 1:01pm
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A traffic accident that occurred Wednesday morning where Route 147 meets Route 17 in Durham resulted in two utility poles down and suspicion of illegal immigration.

Yusef Chater, 28, lost control of his Ford F350 and crashed sideways into a utility pole, said Connecticut State Police. The pole snapped in half and the tension on the wires took down another pole on Maple Avenue.

Though the actual speed wasn't determined, Chater was cited for speed and Sgt. Sal Calvo said it was definitely a factor.

While Chater was not injured, his two passengers were taken to Middlesex Hospital where they were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Troopers suspected the passengers were illegal immigrants, and INS was contacted when the passengers could not produce identification or paperwork. An investigation will follow.
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