Car hits power pole in Antioch causing outage Tuesday morning, driver flees
By Sergeant Dimitri Barakos #2176, Antioch Police Community Policing Bureau
On Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at approximately 2:23 a.m. the Antioch Police Department received a call of a traffic collision on East 18th Street at the intersection with Parsons Lane. Officers determined that the driver of the vehicle involved in this collision was traveling west bound on East 18th Street west of Blossom Drive in the vehicle.
The vehicle veered from a direct course of travel and struck the north curb of East 18th Street and then a wooden PG&E power pole that was on the north sidewalk of East 18th Street at Parsons Lane. The power pole was snapped in two just above the base, which caused power to go out in the East 18th Street and Cavallo Road corridor. The driver of the vehicle fled on foot and was not located.
No other occupants were found in the vehicle. Local hospitals were notified of the collision in case the driver sought medical treatment. PG&E personnel responded to fix the pole and restore power.
The case is still under investigation. You may text a tip to 274637 (CRIMES) using the key word ANTIOCH.
That accident made the power pole behind my house spark. The power went out for a few seconds, two times close together. I didn’t know what was going on until I heard the sirens from emergency vehicles.