Man trapped in car due to downed wires

FRANKLIN, Conn. (WTNH) - A Franklin man trapped overnight due to severe weather contacted News 8 by using the Report It feature.

He was on his way to work when a utility pole snapped in front of him and a tree fell behind him as he was driving.

Live wires were down on both sides, and he said he didn't get the help he was supposed to get from CL&P .

It had been raining hard, and trees were snapping and falling all over Franklin. One man was left trapped in the dark.

"The winds were incredible," said Scott Dorsey of Franklin.

"We heard trees coming down in the back yard," said Monique Dorsey.

"With all the dead trees and stuff, I was really worried worried about something coming down," said Dorsey.

Scott Dorsey took  pictures from the front seat of his car when he was trapped in a dark section of Champion Road.

"Fire department got here first, then a state trooper arrived shortly there after, and then a CL&P truck pulled up," said Scott.

According to Scott, firefighters went over to the CL&P truck and asked the driver what to do about the tree tangled in the power lines.

"There was a comment, to the point of it's not my problem, what do you want me to do about it, and then he rolled up the window and put his head against the window again," said Scott.

Being unsure of his safety, Scott had to stay put in his car.

Scott said the firefighters took off, leaving the CL&P truck on the scene, then the bucket truck left. At that point he had been trapped for about four hours.

"It was probably 7 o' clock that I decided that I was on my own and got out of the car, and walked back to my house which is about half a mile up the road," said Scott.

CL&P had a different story. They said their records show the emergency call coming in at 6a.m.; a truck was dispatched and the crew helped Scott from his car to safety.

CL&P said Scott did the right thing, always assume downed powerlines are live, because it can save your live.