Vehicle hits power pole, causes area outage in NW Lakeside

Publish Date: 2023/08/08

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA — Authorities were called to a crash late Tuesday afternoon that caused a power outage in part of northwest Lakeside, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The accident was reported at 10702 Oak Creek Drive, shortly after 4:30 p.m.

Little information has been shared, but the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page indicates a vehicle, possibly a pickup truck, struck a utility pole, snapping it in half. The impact also caused live power lines to fall across the travel lanes, presenting a hazard.

No other vehicles appear to have been involved, but an ambulance was requested at the scene.

Crews with San Diego Gas and Electric were also called to the scene to tend to the area outage.

In anticipation of a “long-term closure,” a SigAlert was enforced in the area at 5:28 p.m.

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