R&R crash kills lights
From our weekly issue dated July 16, 2008
Pickup truck that knocked out power (Photos by Dale & Elaine Sandberg IVFD Media Dept.)
Electrical power was interrupted to parts of O’Brien and Rough & Ready Lumber Co. Tuesday morning, July 15, following a single-vehicle accident which demolished a utility pole at Hwy. 199 and Krauss Lane. Illinois Valley Fire District (IVFD) responded to the 5:31 a.m. alarm. The driver of the pickup truck, believed to be from Brookings, was transported by American Medical Response.
Utility pole that was severed by pickup truck (Photo by Dale & Elaine Sandberg IVFD Media Dept.)
Pacific Power responded and had service restored by approximately 7:45 a.m.
Oregon State Police also responded, and IVFD temporarily closed the highway to big rigs due to low-hanging telephone lines, although trucks were rerouted with little delay. (Photos by Dale & Elaine Sandberg, IVFD Media Dept.)
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