Cops: Driver Crashes After Reaching for Cell Phone

Police say the driver, Keith Toomey, too his eyes off the road, crossed into incoming traffic and then crashed

A 19-year-old crashed into a telephone pole in Cambridge, Vermont, after reaching for his cell phone while driving, according to police.

Necn affiliate WPTZ reports that the crash happened near Mansfield Avenue around 10:45 Sunday night.

Police say the driver, Keith Toomey, too his eyes off the road, crossed into incoming traffic and then crashed.

He was taned to a hospital for minor injuries and was later released.

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