On Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at approximately 1206 hours the Readington Township Police Department was dispatched to 277 Main Street in Whitehouse Station for a trailer that stuck a telephone pole with downed wires.

Upon arrival, the driver, David Park of Three Bridges advised he had rented the Budget Rental box truck along with the trailer from Budget rental in Lebanon. Park explained that as he was traveling South on Route 523 the trailer became detached while crossing the railroad tracks and struck the telephone pole causing damage to the pole and landscaping to 277 Main Street. JCP&L responded to repair the pole and restore power. Police advised that Main Street was closed down between Kline Boulevard and Pulaski Road for a little over an hour.