Car Accident Involving Pole Causes Power Outages in Freehold and Howell
By 1:30 p.m. most power has been restored to the area. One person was transported to CentraState Medical Center due to injuries sustained from accident.
A car accident involving a pole sent one person to the hospital and caused over 2,000 Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) customers in Freehold and Howell Township to lose power.
A Freehold Township Police dispatcher said a car hit a pole in the area of Halls Mill Road and Elton-Adelphia Road earlier this afternoon.
At 1 p.m. the JCP&L outage map showed that 1,510 Freehold residents and 1,150 Howell residents were without power. By 1:30 p.m. only 17 outages were reported in Freehold and less than five were reported in Howell.
According to Freehold Township Police, the pole hit was a Verizon service pole, but JCP&L was at the scene of the crash working to restore power. The injured person has been transported to CentraState Medical Center.
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danielhm
2:22 pm on Wednesday, February 13, 2013
If the first report of an event includes the fact that most of the action is over, you should reconsider sending out a "Breaking News Alert". At that point it is just, you know, news and can be posted with the regular stuff.
Lisa
8:56 pm on Wednesday, February 13, 2013
If it is the first report that "the action is over," it is indeed "breaking news."
brenda cohen
3:04 pm on Wednesday, February 13, 2013
I'm glad it was breaking news it forces me to read quicker than usual. I might not have read this until later and been curious as to why my clocks were blinking or answering machine was off line. Thanks Freehold Patch