Truck collision severs power pole; closes Antelope Road
Date: November 13, 2014
Updated 12:57 p.m.–
A power pole was left severed at the base and dangling along the roadside this morning when a pickup slammed into the pole, cutting power and causing Citrus Heights police to temporarily shut down traffic on Antelope Road.
Citrus Heights police and SMUD crews respond to the Antelope Road accident, Thursday morning.
Sergeant Mike Wells with the Citrus Heights Police Department said the vehicle was traveling east on Antelope Road around 6:20 a.m. when it struck the pole, causing it to fall into the roadway. Responding officers closed down both directions of Antelope from Auburn Boulevard to Mariposa Avenue.
No other vehicles were involved in the collision, and there were no reports of injuries “at this time,” according to the sergeant.
Sacramento Municipal Utility District crews were observed working on the downed pole shortly after the collision, and estimate power to be restored by 1 p.m., according to the utility company’s website.
A SMUD outage map online shows the power outage occurring at 6:17 a.m., with Citrus Heights police alerting media via email of the road closure around 6:30 a.m.
The road was re-opened by 7:10 a.m., according to CHPD.
An officer speaks with a driver while blocking traffic on Antelope Road at Auburn Boulevard, Thursday morning.
Accident scene on Antelope Road where a truck hit a power pole, Thursday morning.
Damage done to the pickup truck after slamming into the pole, Thursday.
An officer blocks off Antelope Road with his vehicle and flares, after a truck collided with a pole, Thursday morning.
A towing company prepares to remove a pickup from the scene of where the truck severed a power pole, Thursday.
An officer with the Citrus Heights Police Department investigates damage, while SMUD workers work on the damaged power pole.
A SMUD report showing the outage at the crash location, Thursday morning. Courtesy: SMUD.org
A car passes by the accident scene shortly after police re-opened Antelope Road, Thursday morning.
An officer speaks with SMUD crews at the scene of the accident.
Citrus Heights police and SMUD crews respond to the Antelope Road accident, Thursday morning.
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