Power restored on Key Peninsula after driver crashes into transmission pole
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- Crash into transmission pole cut power on Key Peninsula until Monday morning.
- Emergency crews extricated occupant after Peninsula Light Company deenergized lines.
- Authorities found no evidence of intoxication; driver not arrested and not injured.
A car crashed into a transmission pole Sunday night, leaving residents without power for several hours.
Anne Nesbit, spokesperson for Key Peninsula Fire, told The News Tribune the accident happened at 31st Street Northwest and Key Peninsula Highway. It happened at roughly 9:30 p.m. Sunday night, and power was out in nearby areas until 8 a.m. Monday.
Initial Facebook posts from Key Peninsula Fire said the driver took off, but they issued a correction in later posts.
“The occupant had to wait until [the Peninsula Light Company] cut power and then they were safely extricated and not injured,” Nesbit told The News Tribune.
Nesbit said the driver was not arrested, and that there was no evidence pointing to them being intoxicated.
