Hit and run causes power outage
STAFF REPORT | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 1 month AGO
Damage to this power pole caused hundreds of Moses Lake residents on the peninsula to be without power Friday evening.
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MOSES LAKE — Grant Public Utility District crews worked late Friday night after a semi-truck hit a power pole, knocking out power to what the PUD estimated to be more than 700 homes.
According to the PUD, a pole at the intersection of Broadway and Barbara avenues was hit, causing the problem.
A subsequent press release from the Moses Lake Police Department indicated the accident was a hit and run wherein a semi cut the corner too tightly, hitting the power pole. Power was restored around 3 a.m. Saturday and the roadway reopened after being closed for the repair.
The accident remains under investigation and anyone with information may contact MLPD and reference case 24ML14571.
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