Clallam County sheriff's deputies and rescue workers from Clallam County Fire District No. 2 investigate the scene where a car struck a utility pole on Mount Angeles Road at Bent Cedars Way near the south edge of Port Angeles on Thursday. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Clallam County sheriff's deputies and rescue workers from Clallam County Fire District No. 2 investigate the scene where a car struck a utility pole on Mount Angeles Road at Bent Cedars Way near the south edge of Port Angeles on Thursday. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Electricity restored after car hits power pole near Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Electrical power to 250 customers in the Mount Angeles area was restored Thursday afternoon after a car hit a power pole and knocked down power lines that morning.

Mount Angeles Road was blocked while Clallam County Public Utility District workers repaired the pole and the power lines.

A car knocked over a power pole at Bent Cedars Way on Mount Angeles Road, just south of the city limits, at about 10:30 a.m.

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Power was restored to all customers at about 4:20 p.m., said Mike Howe, spokesman for the PUD.

The road was also opened at that time, according to the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office.

The driver of the car — Joshua Almaden, 27, of Port Angeles — was not hurt, and no other people or vehicles were involved in the wreck, said Brian King, chief criminal deputy for the Sheriff’s Office.

Investigators reported the cause of the wreck was likely excessive speed, King said, adding that Almaden was cited for driving with wheels off the roadway.

Almaden was heading southbound on Mount Angeles Road when he crested a hill in a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt and was unable to negotiate the turn immediately after the hill, King said.

“Almaden lost control, crossed the northbound lane, went off the road and hit a power pole,” King said.

The power pole fell across Mount Angeles Road, blocked both lanes and dropped power lines low, he said.

The power lines were de-energized by a PUD crew, and power was cut to about 250 customers in the Mount Angeles area.

The road was completely blocked until 1 p.m., when the road was reopened to alternating traffic.

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Reporter Arwyn Rice can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. 5070, or at arice@peninsuladailynews.com.

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