Crime & Safety
Early Morning Crash Leads To Power Outage, Road Closure In Murrieta
Early Wednesday, a car crashed into a power pole, downing lines and leading to a road closure. Here's where to avoid.
MURRIETA, CA — An early morning crash involving a utility power pole led to the northbound lane closures at Whitewood Road, between Clinton Keith Road and Linnel Lane, Murrieta Police Department shared.
Shortly before 5 a.m., a car and power pole collided for reasons still under investigation. The report of a power pole down in lanes was shared with Southern California Edison's outage team.
According to police, the southbound lanes of Whitewood Road would remain open for traffic.
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Repair work on the power pole was underway as of 10:30 a.m. Power was not expected to be fully restored until at least 3:30 p.m.
"Edison is on scene working to mediate the issue," a spokesperson for the department said. "The power is out for approximately 24 residents for 2-4 hours until utility crews can ground the lines."
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Power will remain out to 1 resident directly next to the affected power pole.
No other information on what led to the collision was immediately available.
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