Car crash into utility pole causes outage for 4,100 Austin Energy customers

AUSTIN, Texas — A vehicle struck a utility pole near Montopolis Drive and Oltorf Street Wednesday morning, causing a power outage that affected 4,100 Austin Energy customers for about an hour.

The crash brought down three poles with electrical lines and equipment. One pole carried three transformers that spilled oil when they fell.

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