Power restored in New Brighton after car knocks down utility pole
Power was restored to hundreds of homes in New Brighton after a car crash caused an outage Sunday night.
At least 600 Duquesne Light customers were without power after a car crashed into a pole around 10 p.m. on Penn Avenue, Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV reported.
Police told the station that the driver was not hurt.
As of 4 a.m., Duquesne Light’s outage website showed power had been fully restored.
At 4:30 a.m., WPXI was reporting that Penn Avenue remained closed at Allegheny Street as crews were still at the scene.
Brian Rittmeyer is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Brian at 724-226-4701, brittmeyer@tribweb.com or via Twitter @BCRittmeyer.
Brian C. Rittmeyer is a TribLive reporter covering news in New Kensington, Arnold and Plum. A Pittsburgh native and graduate of Penn State University's Schreyer Honors College, Brian has been with the Trib since December 2000. He can be reached at brittmeyer@triblive.com.
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