Watch CBS News

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

BEN LOMOND (CBS SF) -- 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.

All lanes of traffic on state Highway 9 in the census-designated place of Ben Lomond had been blocked since the collision was reported to the CHP at 4:33 a.m.

Traffic was being diverted onto Glen Arbor Road, according to the CHP.

PG&E reported that 3,045 customers in the Ben Lomond area had been without power since 4:37 a.m. as a result of the downed utility pole.

(Copyright 2012 by CBS San Francisco and Bay City News Service. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)

 

View CBS News In
CBS News App Open
Chrome Safari Continue
Be the first to know
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.