Tuesday, March 30, 2010

VICTORVILLE - Vehicle slams into power pole, knocks out electricity

VICTORVILLE • A motorist who fell asleep at the wheel crashed into a utility pole Monday morning, knocking out power to hundreds of customers, officials said.


The crash happened just before 8 a.m. near Mojave Drive and Amargosa Road, according to San Bernardino County Sheriff’s officials.


Power was cut to hundreds of homes and businesses from Mojave Drive to Hook Boulevard and from El Evado Road to Interstate 15, sheriff’s officials said.


Southern California Edison workers restored power to most homes within about an hour.


Investigators learned Vizcarra was driving south on Amargosa Road in a friend’s car on his way to the Victorville Courthouse to meet another friend when he fell asleep.

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