Hundreds without power after car shears pole in Oakmont

OAKMONT, Pa. — Hundreds of people lost power early Monday after a car sheared a utility pole in Oakmont.

It happened on Hulton Road near 8th Street just after midnight.

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The driver was not hurt, but the crash did knock out power to more than 640 Duquesne Light customers.

The road is expected by be closed for a few hours while crews work to replace the pole and restore power.

While crews were investigating the crash, the driver of another car nearly hit firefighters.

That driver was given a sobriety test and was taken into custody. That person’s name hasn’t been released.

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