Car crash knocks out power to Berkeley neighborhoods
A reader, who shared a photograph from the scene, told The Scanner the driver struck a power pole near Whole Foods.
More than 1,000 people lost power Wednesday night in Berkeley after a car crash at Telegraph and Ashby avenues.
Shortly before 9 p.m., PG&E's outage map showed nearly 1,200 people without electricity.
A reader, who shared a photograph from the scene, told The Scanner the driver struck a power pole near Whole Foods.
PG&E's outage map showed the affected neighborhoods around Fulton Street (between Adeline Street and Telegraph Avenue) and from College Avenue to Claremont Avenue (between Russell Street and Alcatraz Avenue).
The Scanner is working to learn more.
Update, 9:30 p.m. Berkeley police confirmed that a driver had damaged the power pole in a solo collision, and that PG&E has had to take down the pole to fix the damage.
The driver, an Oakland man in his 20s who may have fallen asleep, was not injured, police said. There were no signs of impairment.
The crash was reported at 7:40 p.m.
The roadway is open but there may be some traffic delays due to the ongoing work, Berkeley police said.
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