KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – A Monday morning solo-vehicle crash in Kelseyville resulted in a power outage and an extended road closure, with minor injuries for the driver.
The crash occurred at 7:50 a.m. on Konocti Road, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Kory Reynolds.
Reynolds said Angela Kania, 30, of Kelseyville, was driving her 2002 Ford Explorer westbound on Konocti Road at an unknown speed with her 10-month-old son in the vehicle.
Kania reported she fell asleep as she was driving, which allowed her vehicle to drift off the north roadway edge and strike a utility pole, Reynolds said.
The force of the crash snapped the pole at its base, causing the pole to fall across both lanes of traffic and causing a power outage in Kelseyville and damage to at least one other utility pole, according to Reynolds.
Reynolds said Kania suffered minor injuries and her son was uninjured in the collision. Kania was wearing a seatbelt and her son was in a child safety seat.
Drugs and alcohol are not suspected in the collision which is still under investigation by Officer Greg Buchholz, Reynolds said.
Konocti Road was closed for several hours but had reopened by mid-afternoon, the CHP reported.
Pacific Gas and Electric's online outage center showed no related outages still in effect by Monday afternoon.
Monday morning crash knocks out power, temporarily closes road
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