Driver cited for crash that knocked out Warren electricity
Police have cited a Warren driver who they say was behind the wheel of a pickup truck that hit a pole, knocking out power to hundreds of homes and businesses in the city.
WARREN, Ohio - Police have cited a Warren driver who they say was behind the wheel of a pickup truck that hit a pole, knocking out power to hundreds of homes and businesses in the city.
David Petrosky was cited for failure to control after police say his truck hit the utility pole on the 700 block of Tod Avenue SW just after 1 am Wednesday.
Power went out to hundreds of residents following the accident.
By 9 am, nearly 700 outages were still being reported in the area by FirstEnergy.
The utility estimates that electricity would be restored by 10 am.
Police say the driver was not injured.
