Crime & Safety

Ortega Highway Closes After Car Crashes Into Power Pole

Ortega Highway closed down due to live wires in the road forcing detours onto the 91 Freeway or Route 76.

The California Highway Patrol reports the Ortega Highway, Route 74, has been closed in both directions between San Juan Capistrano and Lake Elsinore.

A car has crashed into a power pole, and lines are down across the highway, nine miles east of Interstate 5. The only detours are via Route 91 through Corona, or Route 76 through Oceanside.

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