KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – A single-vehicle crash involving a power pole early Friday afternoon sent one person to a regional trauma center with major injuries and resulted in a road closure and power outage.
The crash, involving what initial reports indicated was an SUV, occurred just after 12:30 p.m. in the 4000 block of Gaddy Lane at Loasa Road, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The vehicle was reported to be on its side and in the ditch on the west side of the road, with the pole severed, reports indicated.
A person in the vehicle suffered major injuries, and was transported to a landing zone at Kelseyville High School, where an air ambulance picked the crash victim up and flew them out of county.
Additional details on the crash and the patient were not immediately available early Friday evening.
The roadway was closed temporarily, the CHP reported.
A Pacific Gas and Electric crew remained on scene early Friday evening, working to restore power to about 35 customers whose electricity was knocked out as a result of the crash, according to PG&E spokeswoman Brittany McKannay.
McKannay said the outage started at approximately 1:15 p.m. and it's expected that power will be fully restored Friday evening.
“They always try to restore customers while they’re doing the work if we can,” McKannay said.
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