Doh! Someone Took Out a Power Pole in McKinleyville Early This Morning and Drove Away
Photos provided by McKinleyville resident Cory Nix.
A hit-and-run driver crashed into a power pole on Murray Road around 1:30 a.m. today, snapping it in half like a pencil.
According to the CHP incident report, the driver was gone by the time officers arrived on scene. However, based on a fog light found near the crash site, officers believe the car was either a GMC Sierra or a Chevy Silverado.
A photo of the scene provided by McKinleyville resident Cory Nix shows that the top half of the pole was precariously dangling upside down in the roadway after the crash, causing CHP to set up traffic control in the area.
No other vehicles are believed to be involved in the crash.
1:37
a.m.
[1] POWERLINE DOWN, 1125 IN LANES
1:39
a.m.
[6] 1039 CF
1:41
a.m.
[8] [Notification] [CHP]-PER HSO APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A TC, VEH IS GOA
3:37
a.m.
[13] C16-030 RDWY STILL SHUT DOWN
3:39
a.m.
[14] PGE HAS 2 TRKS 97 WORKING ON ASC FLAG CREW, RDWY WILL BE SHUT DOWN FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD
3:56
a.m.
[17] C16-030 RDWY OPEN TO ONE WAY TRFC
4:14
a.m.
[18] C16-030 FLAG CREW 97 UNIT 98 SOLO VEH 20002
10:08
a.m.
[19] PER PGE THERE IS A FOG LIGHT LEFT ON SCNE/ PER LOOK UP 03-04 GMC SIERRA CHEV SILVERADO / DMG TO FRT PASS HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND FENDER
10:11
a.m.
[21] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1125-Traffic Hazard to 20002-Hit and Run No Injuries by CHP
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