Two Car Crashes in Manchester Damage Utility Poles

Two car crashes in Manchester Township this weekend, have damaged utility poles and resulted in one arrest. 

In one of the accidents, a Bayville woman is under arrest after police say her vehicle struck a utility pole on County Road 530 and Columbus Boulevard Saturday night.

42-year-old  Maria Torres  suffered  a minor injury and is charged with Driving While Intoxicated and Drug Possession.  Torres is being held at the Ocean County Jail in lieu of $7,500 Bail.

Also  in Manchester,  the second  utility pole was struck in the early hours of Sunday morning.  In that crash, police say a vehicle operated by 21-year-old  Shantel  Smith  of  South Toms River, struck a pole, snapping  it into two pieces . The accident was on Route 571, near the intersection of Fairfield Street.   Smith  was taken  to  Community  Medical  Center and  treated  for  head  and neck pain.