Police said the BMW sedan hit a PPL utility pole, which caused thousands of customers to be without power for more than 10 hours.
A suspected DUI crash sheared a PPL utility pole in Lancaster County, causing a massive power surge that damaged 9 homes on Oct. 1, 2022. Photo provided by the Manheim Township Police Department.When a man drunk drove into a PPL utility pole this weekend, he caused a massive power surge that damaged nine homes, police said Monday.
The BMW sedan went off the road, traveled through several front yards and hit mailboxes and shrubbery, police said. During the crash, the sedan hit a PPL utility pole and sheared it off in two places. Police said the crash disrupted power to thousands of residents for 10 hours and nine residences close to the utility pole were hit with a major power surge.
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