The driver isn't badly hurt, but power appeared to be knocked out. A Volkswagen Passat slammed into a utility pole early Wednesday morning on Route 31 South in Washington Township, Warren County. The male driver wasn't badly hurt -- he refused medical treatment -- but power appeared to be cut to at least 101 JCP&L customers in the area of...
The driver isn't badly hurt, but power appeared to be knocked out.
A Volkswagen Passat slammed into a utility pole early Wednesday morning on Route 31 South in Washington Township, Warren County.
The male driver wasn't badly hurt -- he refused medical treatment -- but power appeared to be cut to at least 101 JCP&L customers in the area of the 200 block of Route 31.
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The black Volkswagen had front end damage and the power company responded to deal with the sheared pole.
By 6 a.m., fewer than five JCP&L customers were in the dark in Warren County, according to the company's outage site. Just after the crash, between 101 and 500 customers didn't have power in general area, the site said.
Township police were dispatched at 3:42 a.m. and the southbound lane of the highway was closed as a result of the crash.
In addition to police, the Washington Rescue Squad and the Washington Township Fire Department responded.
Freelance photographer Rich Maxwell contributed to this report.
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