Driver flees after crashing into utility pole, knocking out power to thousands in Des Moines

Driver flees after crashing into utility pole, knocking out power to thousands in Des Moines

A crash has left more than 1,000 Des Moines residents without power Sunday evening after a driver slammed into a utility pole and fled the scene.

UPDATE: Power mostly restored after car crashes into Des Moines utility pole

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Authorities say a single-vehicle crash caused more than a thousand residents to lose power in Des Moines. The Des Moines Police Department says officers found a utility pole severely damaged near 27th Street and Allison Avenue after a car had crashed into it. Authorities say witnesses at the scene report the [...]