Update- Power Cut in Kennewick Last Night Due to Wreck
A power outage occured in Kennewick last night, due to a car crashing into a power pole on W 4th Avenue.
At around 1:15AM, 23 year old Merit Henderson was driving Westbound on W 4th Avenue, when the vehicle left the roadway and struck a power pole. The crash caused the pole to fall down with it's power lines. This crash caused an over two hour power outage between Columbia Center Boulevard and Edison Street in Kennewick.
The driver sustained minor injuries, and was arrested at the location for driving under the influence. The collision is still under investigation.