SOUTHBURY — An off-duty Newtown police officer was involved in a one-car accident on Main Street South early on the morning of July 11.

Southbury police said that Michael McGowan, 42, was driving a 2004 Toyota Camry sedan eastward  on Main Street South, west of its intersection with Hollow Swamp Road, when he fell asleep at the wheel at about 12:39 am.

The Toyota then drifted to the right side of the road and struck a utility pole, police said. The vehicle then rolled onto its right side and came to rest on the roadway facing west, police said.

McGowan was not injured, police said. McGowan was verbally warned for making an improper right turn, police said. The vehicle was towed from the scene.