ATLANTA — Parts of downtown Alpharetta are in the dark from a power outage following an impaired driver's collision with a light pole. Now Georgia Power is on scene, repairing the damage.
According to the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety, the light pole was damaged earlier in the evening Easter Sunday--affecting "all businesses and residences in the downtown area." The power outage is affecting nearly 500 Georgia Power customers and stretches from Milton Avenue across Old Milton Parkway, according to their website.
Officials blocked Roswell Street at Marietta Street to Milton Avenue at Roswell Street, and Old Roswell Street at Roswell Street Sunday afternoon due to the power lines downed by the collision. The impaired driver fled the scene, but was later taken into custody by police, according to the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety.
Power outage: Hit-and-run involving impaired driver leaves some downtown Alpharetta residents in the dark, officials say
The utility company told 11Alive that they anticipate having the power fully restored by 1:30 a.m. Monday morning. The condition of the impaired driver is unknown at this time.
