Tractor trailer accident knocks out power to 100+ in Danville
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WSLS News Staff
Published: July 1, 2008
Danville Police say a tractor-trailer accident knocked out electricity to part of the city this morning (Tuesday, July 1st).
Officers tell us William Keesee was backing his truck out of a business on the corner of Poplar Street and Floyd Street, and hit a guide wire for a utility pole. Investigators say the wire pulled down the pole.
The accident knocked out power to more than 100 customers on the South side of Danville, and caused about $5,000 in damage to the utility pole.
Police charged Keesee with improper backing.
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