Vehicle crash near Metro Fire station brings down power line, closes Watt Avenue

A solo vehicle crash Tuesday morning on Watt Avenue sheared a utility pole and forced authorities to shut down a major thoroughfare in Arden Arcade for several hours.

The crash occurred around 9:36 a.m. near the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District’s Station 103 in the 3800 block of Watt Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol.

CHP North Sacramento spokesperson Officer Justin Fetterly said a single vehicle struck the utility pole, bringing down wires and prompting emergency crews to close the road in both directions between Edison Avenue and Auburn Boulevard, just south of the Capital City Freeway and Interstate 80…

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