LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Parts of the Clear Lake Riviera lost power on Wednesday night after a vehicle hit a power pole.
The crash occurred at around 8 p.m. Wednesday in the area of 11270 Point Lakeview Road near Kelseyville, according to radio reports and the California Highway Patrol.
Just after 8 p.m. firefighters from Kelseyville and Lake County Fire protection districts were dispatched to a report of lines down in the roadway near the Westwind Mobile Home Park.
Units arriving at the scene they found a snapped power pole and lines in the road, with firefighters closing down the roadway for a short time, according to the CHP.
About a half hour later it was reported that a vehicle had hit the pole, with a sedan found 20 feet down an embankment. The driver was said to have fled.
Just after 8 p.m., power went out to approximately 1,027 Pacific Gas and Electric customers, the company said.
PG&E later confirmed the outage was caused by the crash and that a crew was making repairs at the scene.
All but two of the customers were reported to have had their power restored later in the night, with the rest projected to be restored by 7 a.m. Thursday.
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Vehicle crash leads to power outage
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