Woman trapped in vehicle after crashing into power pole. Police say there were live wires
Authorities were on the scene of a two-vehicle crash in northeast Fresno, where a woman was trapped in a vehicle because of a downed power pole with live wires above it.
The crash happened at 6:56 p.m., at North First and East Minarets avenues.
Police said the collision caused a power pole to fall down near one of the vehicles involved in the collision.
Officers told the driver to remain inside the vehicle because of the live wires.
PG&E crews arrived and shut off the power and the woman was safely removed from the vehicle.
Michael Coward of Fresno was involved in the crash and recounted to what happened.
“Her and I were parked next to each other at the light off of Alluvial and First, which is right by Kastner Middle School,” he said. “As I approached her, I noticed that her car swerved to the right and hit the railing. Once it hit the railing, it hit the pole and she began to spin towards me.
“I didn’t have a chance to react so she hits the side of my car on my passenger side. And then it actually stopped her and made her land on her wheels.”
Fresno police Lt. Sean Biggs said “the pole was almost on top of the car.” He added the driver may have been intoxicated.
The woman didn’t have visible injuries, Biggs said.
About 157 PG&E customers were without power.
This story was originally published August 4, 2021 at 8:04 PM.
