Vehicle Crashes Into Utility Pole, Causes Outage In Lemon Grove

LEMON GROVE, CA – A vehicle crashed into a power pole Thursday morning in Lemon Grove, knocking out power to more than 1,200 San Diego Gas & Electric customers and at least one elementary school in the area, authorities said.

Dispatchers received a call about 6:45 a.m., reporting that a man driving a green SUV had crashed into a utility pole near the intersection of Madera and Massachusetts streets, San Diego County sheriff's Lt. Karla Menzies said.

A total of 1,225 customers lost power at 6:46 a.m. in Lemon Grove and the Encanto, Valencia Park and Emerald Hills areas, including San Altos Elementary School, SDG&E spokeswoman Allison Torres said.

The school will operate on a minimum day schedule and release students at 1:28 p.m. regardless of whether the power has been restored at that point, campus officials said.

As of 10 a.m., all 1,225 customers remained without power, but crews estimated the pole would be replaced and power restored by around noon, Torres said.

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