Driver Was Playing Music on Phone When She Struck Pole, Police Say

Lower Saucon Township Police say a Hellertown woman was cited for careless driving and use of her phone while driving after she allegedly drove off Alice Drive and struck a utility pole on the morning of Dec. 16.

In a news release, police said Krista Freeh, 26, of the 800 block of Main Street, “was changing songs on her phone when she ran off the road into the pole.”

Police said the pole was broken and had to be replaced by PPL.

Freeh was not injured in the accident, but her car had to be towed from the scene of the accident, police added.