Lights out in MV

Posted 1/19/18

Lights out in MV.

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Lights out in MV

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MOUNTAIN VIEW — Part of Mountain View suffered a power outage Tuesday night.

Thursday morning Andy Hewitt said, a pickup truck hit a pole and broke the pole about 10:45 p.m. Tuesday, when the driver lost control of his truck.

BVEA crews were out and repaired the damage and power was back on around 11:15 p.m.

Hewitt said the outage included part of Mountain View and on out towards Poverty Flats, leaving 380 people without power for the short duration.

Estimated damage was between $3,000 to $5,000, Hewitt said.

The driver was checked out at the scene but was not transported to the hospital, Hewitt said.