Car crash cuts power to over 1,000 Fresno customers

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Around 1,700 were near without powerfulness Friday greeting aft a car crashed into a powerfulness rod successful Fresno.

The clang took spot astatine astir 4:30 a.m. successful the country of Cedar Avenue and Shields Avenue. Pictures from the country amusement astatine slightest 1 powerfulness rod sheared disconnected and crews moving to region and regenerate the damaged pole. At slightest 3 cranes were utilized to implicit the repair.

Power has since been restored for the bulk of impacted customers; PG&E says the remaining customers volition person powerfulness restored Friday afternoon.

Fresno Police has not released immoderate further accusation astir the operator progressive successful the crash.