Man, 20, charged after car crashes into power pole in Halifax
About 12,100 Nova Scotia Power customers lost electricity on Monday night
A 20-year-old man has been charged with impaired driving after a car crashed into a power pole in Halifax on Monday night.
Thousands of Nova Scotia Power customers in Halifax were left without electricity after the single-vehicle crash on Old Sambro Road, which was reported to Halifax Regional Police around 9:30 p.m.
According to Nova Scotia Power, more than 12,000 customers lost electricity on Monday night. Power was restored by 5 a.m. on Tuesday.
The outage extended from Melville Cove near the Armdale roundabout to Purcells Cove, Cowie Hill and Spryfield all the way to Ketch Harbour and West Pennant.
Halifax Regional Police told CBC News the crash happened in the 50 block area of Old Sambro Road.
Emergency vehicles were parked along Old Sambro Road near Long Lake Provincial Park on Monday night.
Police said the driver was the only person in the vehicle. He was taken to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries.
The man was also charged with breaching a release order.
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