Morning T-bone crash likely cause of power outage in west Ferndale

FERNDALE, Wash. — Law enforcement and aid were dispatched to a 2-car crash at Brown Road and N Star Road this morning, December 10th, about 5:40am.

According to Whatcom County Fire District 7 Division Chief Ben Boyko, it was a T-bone crash that resulted in 1 of the vehicles colliding with a utility pole.

Boyko said there were 2 pickup trucks involved and 1 of the drivers was transported to PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.

Both vehicles had significant damage, Boyko said, and there was a line down at the scene.

Puget Sound Energy reported a power outage in the area about an hour later after a PSE crew responded to make repairs at the crash site.