WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — First responders were dispatched to the intersection of Strand Road and Valley Highway (SR9) this morning, July 3rd, about 1:30am due to a report of car versus pole crash.
Washington State Patrol Trooper Will Glahn said the driver had fled the scene of the crash by the time first responders arrived.
The crash caused a fire on the pole which was near a propane tank according to Glahn. Whatcom County Fire District 16 personnel dealt with that fire and remained on scene for about an hour.
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Click for more informationWSP is still wanting to locate the driver. The vehicle was towed from the scene.
Puget Sound Energy reported 570 of their customer addresses were without power as a result of the crash. The outage extended from Wickersham to Van Zandt.
As of 5:40am, PSE estimated it would be 11:30am today before power would be restored. But then PSE reported power had been restored by about 8:45am.