Truck Collides with Utility Pole Causing Downtown Power Outages

SAN ANGELO, TEXAS -- Just before 8 a.m., a gray Chevy pickup truck collided with a utility pole at the crossing of 6th Street and N. Chadbourne causing power outages across the downtown area. 

Above: Power line cables lay across the road after the collision. (LIVE! photo: Yantis Green)

Officer Gesch with the San Angelo Police Department said that the gray pickup was eastbound on 6th St. when it disregarded a red light. The truck then collided with a signal pole, drove through the pole entirely and then hit a nearby utility pole. 

The damage to the utility pole "knocked out the power to several areas around town and [various] intersections," officer Gesch explained. 

At this time it is unknown why the driver disregarded the red light.

"Nothing appears life threatening with his injures at this [time]," officer Gesch said.  A witness told police that they saw the driver get out of the vehicle without any help. The driver was the only occupant of the vehicle.  

Above: The approximate location of the accident, E 6th and N Chadbourne Street. 

According to Officer Gesch, the intersection of 6th and N. Chadbourne is expected to be closed for a month or two due to the damage underneath the utility pole. The other areas affected by the crash do have power again, Gesch added. 

WATCH: From the security cameras at Window Depot:
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"As far as I know, everything seems operable again other than this intersection," officer Gesch stated, "with how much damage the utility pole [sustained ]it could be out for awhile." 

Any citations from the crash will be determined pending further investigation.