Wreck on Indian Island bridge causes power outage on Indian, Marrowstone islands
Published 12:01 am Wednesday, March 9, 2016
INDIAN ISLAND — A car knocking down a power pole caused an electrical power interruption for all of Indian and Marrowstone islands Tuesday afternoon.
About 300 customers lost power, according to Jefferson County Public Utility Director No. 1 Director Jim Parker, who estimated that power would be restored sometime in the evening.
At 12:09 p.m., a green Kia Soul traveling west on Flagler Road had just crossed the Indian Island bridge when it left the road and crashed into a power pole about 400 feet west of the bridge, according to East Jefferson Fire-Rescue.
The fire department did not identify the driver.
The pole was severed near the ground. Both islands suffered a total power outage.
Naval Magazine Indian Island also lost power but switched on backup generators, Parker said.
The driver of the vehicle suffered a minor hand injury and was transported to Jefferson Healthcare for evaluation, the fire department said.
On Tuesday afternoon, Parker said the PUD will need to run a locator to determine whether there are any buried wires in the area and then erect a new pole.
