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Man Arrested After Police Chase Ends In Power Pole Crash In Lafayette

A San Francisco man was arrested in Lafayette early Friday morning after leading authorities on a car chase that ended with a crash into a power pole that knocked out power to nearly 1,800 PG&E customers.

2013/03/01

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Car Hits Utility Pole, Knocks Out Power To 3,000 Near Santa Cruz

A vehicle struck a utility pole on state Highway 9, causing injury, blocking traffic in both directions and leaving more than 3,000 PG&E customers in unincorporated Santa Cruz County without power Tuesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.

2012/11/13

San Jose police on the scene of a stolen car crashed into a power pole. (CBS)

Stolen Car Smashes Into San Jose Power Pole; Driver Flees

A car crashed into a utility pole, cutting power to approximately 3,500 customers in south San Jose Tuesday morning, according to PG&E.

2012/09/11

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Car Hits Power Pole, Catches Fire In Fatal Novato Hwy 101 Crash

The California Highway Patrol was responding to a traffic fatality on northbound Interstate Highway 101 in Novato, after a vehicle struck a power pole and caught fire early Tuesday morning.

2012/08/21

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Oakland Power Pole Crash Cuts Power To Hundreds

PG&E crews were repairing a utility pole in Oakland that was struck by a vehicle early Thursday morning, initially knocking out power to 668 PG&E customers, a PG&E spokeswoman said.

2012/08/09

A moving truck is stopped on Risa Road in Lafayette after snagging on wires and bringing down a utility pole, April 16, 2012. (CBS)

Big Rig Brings Down Utility Pole In Lafayette, Knocks Out Power

A moving truck snagged some overhead wires in Lafayette Monday morning, bringing down a utility pole and knocking out power to dozens of residents, a PG&E spokeswoman said.

2012/04/16

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Car Into Power Pole Causes Outage In Hayward

Hundreds of Hayward PG&E customers were without power Friday morning after a late night car crash brought down a power pole, a utility spokeswoman said.

2012/03/02

San Francisco transformer fire

San Francisco Transformer Fire Knocks Out Power To Thousands

Fire crews were on the scene of a pole and transformer fire that knocked out power to thousands of Pacific Gas & Electric customers in San Francisco’s Mission District, according to fire and utility officials.

2012/02/22

Park Presidio Blvd.

San Francisco’s Park Presidio Blvd. Reopens After Power Pole Crash

San Francisco’s busy Park Presidio Blvd. was shut down for several hours Thursday because of a crash that left a power pole leaning over the roadway.

KPIX 5–2011/03/31

Car Crash

Stolen Car Into Power Pole Causes Concord Outage; Driver Jailed

The driver of a stolen vehicle was arrested Thursday morning after he crashed into a power pole in Concord, knocking out power to thousands of PG&E customers, a Concord police lieutenant said.

CBS San Francisco–2011/02/24

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