12/27/2014 - In the 2 o'clock hour on the morning of Saturday, December 27, 2014 the Whitman Fire and Police Departments responded to the area of 357 Franklin Street for a report of a motor vehicle accident. Engine-2, Ambulance-247 and Car-3 arrived to find a single car motor vehicle accident versus a telephone pole. The vehicle appeared to lose control while traveling south bound on Route-27, and collided with the pole in reverse. The pole was shattered at the bottom, and the top. The collision left a house service dangling at a low height across Route-27. One occupant of the vehicle refused medical treatment on the scene, but was seen in police custody following the crash. Another occupant reportedly fled from the scene of the accident. Whitman Police called in a K-9 from the Plymouth County Sheriffs Department to assist in locating the occupant, but they were later found at their residence, near the crash scene. National Grid and Verizon were called to the scene to replace the shattered pole. Whitman Police and the Plymouth County Sheriffs Department BCI unit are investigating the cause of the crash. No other vehicles were reported to be involved and no injuries were reported.
