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January 10, 2008

Conn. drunken driver billed for utility pole damage

LITCHFIELD, Conn. -- A Warren man has been told he must pay nearly $20,000 to replace a utility pole he knocked over while driving drunk.

Thirty-nine-year old Christopher Paul was sentenced yesterday to serve a minimum of four months in prison and devote 200 hours to community service.

The judge also told Paul he is on the hook for the $19,641 bill he received from Connecticut Light and Power. The tab includes a transformer, wires, and cleanup fees following a Sept. 23, 2006, crash which destroyed the pole along Melius Road in Warren.

A CL&P spokesman says it's protocol to send a bill for damaged utility poles and a laundry list of associated things to those who cause damage.

-- The Associated Press

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