Crime & Safety
Truck Strikes Power Pole, Leaving Dozens Briefly Without Power In Lake Balboa
One person was injured in the accident.

LAKE BALBOA, CA -- A truck damaged a power pole in the Lake Balboa area Tuesday, leaving a person injured and knocking out electricity to about three dozen customers in the area.
The crash occurred about 4 a.m. at Balboa and Victory boulevards, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Paramedics took the injured person to a hospital in unknown condition.
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Power was restored within a couple of hours, according to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
-- City News Service, photo via Shutterstock