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MADISON â There were no injuries when a Massachusetts woman crashed after reportedly falling asleep at the wheel, Madison Police Chief Bob King said Tuesday.
According to King, Betty Maganzini, 48, of Hingham, Mass., was driving a 2018 Lexus NX 300h hybrid SUV southbound on Route 16 near the Albany town line on Monday at about 4:46 p.m., when she crashed into a utility pole after falling asleep at the wheel. The crash occurred in a 50-mph speed zone.Â
King said she awoke just before hitting the pole. She veered the car to the left, which made the right side of the vehicle strike a utility pole, which tore the right rear wheel assembly off the car, spun it around a couple times before coming to rest against a piece of construction equipment, said King who said Maganzini told police she fell asleep.Â
CONWAY â Local police are asking for the public s help in investigating several catalytic converter thefts.
Catalytic converters are emission control devices that contain rare and valuable metals that are also used in industrial applications and electronics. The suspect(s) appear to be specifically targeting older vehicles and Ford trucks. We believe this is due to the high scrap value, said Conway police in a Jan. 1 Facebook post. The places that were hit were commercial business where vehicles are kept along East Main Street in Center Conway and Eastman Road in Redstone, the post said. We are looking for the publicâs assistance with identifying any vehicles that appeared out of place or parked on the side of any roads near East Main Street or Eastman Road in the early morning hours of Dec. 31st. We believe the time frame in Redstone was between 4 and 5 a.m. The time frame in Center Conway was between 3 and 4 a.m.