Power Outage In Shoreline After Car Hits Utility Pole

SHORELINE, WA - A car hit a utility pole early Tuesday morning in the Richmond Beach area, fire officials are reporting, knocking out power to about 130 Seattle City Light customers in that area.

The accident happened around 3 a.m., according to the Shoreline Fire Department, in the vicinity of 20th Avenue Northwest and Northwest 197th Street. Two people in the car were sent to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

According to Seattle City Light, the accident knocked out power to 130. The utility estimated that power would be restored around noon Tuesday.

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