A pickup truck crashed into a utility pole on Madison Avenue at Murrieta Hot Springs Road on Tuesday morning, bringing down the pole and strewing hot wires across Madison.
The road reopened to traffic at 1 p.m. after Southern California Edison crews fixed the pole and restrung the power lines, Murrieta police said.
At 6:15 a.m. a pickup truck driver made the turn onto Madison and accidentally drove into the pole, according to Murrieta Police Sgt. John Flavin. The driver was uninjured, he said.
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However, the pole fell, and the power lines went with it, blocking both lanes of Madison until repairs could be made. Power was off for about 10 minutes, police said.
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