Crash knocks out power, snarls traffic

2009-10-29 / Front Page

A DELIVERY TRUCK FOR COAST DO IT BEST HARDWARE PULLED DOWN A POWER POLE ON THE CORNER OF SEVENTH STREET AND HIGHWAY 140 EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE ACCIDENT COMPLETELY WIPED OUT THE POWER POLE, AND SENT A 21,000 VOLT LIVE WIRE ACROSS THE TRUCK AND ROAD WAY. THE DANGEROUS SITUATION HAD THE DRIVER TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE UNTIL PG&E CREWS ARRIVED AND DIFFUSED THE SITUATION. AREAS AROUND THE CRASH SITE WERE WITHOUT ELECTRICITY FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. MARIPOSA’S VERSION OF THE MORNING RUSH HOUR WAS A LITTLE TOUGHER THAN USUAL, AS CARS BACKED UP ON HIGHWAY 140 WHILE CREWS WORKED TO CLEAR THE SITUATION.
GAZETTE PHOTO BY DAN TUCKER GAZETTE PHOTO BY DAN TUCKER

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