Driver crashes into several live power poles, toppling lines in southwest Houston

Westbound lanes of Alief Clodine are shut down as crews clear off the toppled power lines

Power lines toppled near Alief Clodine (KPRC)

A driver struck several live power poles, which caused them to topple across the street in southwest Houston Wednesday morning.

Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the driver was on Alief Clodine and Howell-Sugar Land Roads when, at some point, the vehicle collided with the poles.

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That driver is said to be in good condition after he was taken to the hospital for an evaluation.

Crews with CenterPoint were at the scene quickly cleaning up the lines. Authorities have no timeline for when it’ll be finished, as of this writing.

The eastbound lanes on Alief Clodine were open after the crash; however, westbound lanes were shut down for several hours.

No outages were reported by CenterPoint in that area.


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