Power lines damaged in South Strabane when car crashes into utility pole, home

SOUTH STRABANE, Pa. — Some residents of a Washington County community were without power for hours on Sunday.

That’s because, according to South Strabane Fire Chief Jordan Cramer, a crash overnight on Locust Avenue damaged power lines.

Cramer says around 3 a.m. a vehicle crashed into a utility pole, an unoccupied vehicle and the porch of a home. The damaged power lines also caused a minor fire in a tree.

While West Penn Power was working to restore service, people living around Locust Avenue and CountryClub Road experienced an around eight-hour power outage. West Penn Power estimates the outage impacted less than 40 people.

Cramer says the home will be evaluated on Sunday, but he doesn’t believe there’s any major structural damage.

The occupants of the home were unharmed in the crash.

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