A motorist drove into a pole on Shelter Rock Road in North Hills early Tuesday morning, causing the car to burst to into flames, and causing a portion of Shelter Rock Road to be closed, police said.
The vehicle, which was traveling southbound on Shelter Rock Road between I.U. Willets Road and Links Drive at approximately 2:41 a.m., when the vehicle struck a pole on the side of the road, police said.
The driver, who has not yet been identified, fled the scene, police said.
There were no reported injuries, police said.
There were no witnesses to the crash, and police are not sure if the driver had any passengers in the car.
Police said they are still investigating who was driving the car.
Crews from Verizon and PSEG arrived at the scene around 8:30 a.m. to help rid the road of debris, as well as assist with downed power lines resulting from the crash.
Street lights on Shelter Rock Road from I.U. Willets Road to the Service Road lost power as a result of the crash.
Power was restored to the lights sometime Tuesday morning, police said.
