Crash knocks out power to 3,000 in Northeast Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A crash knocked out power for approximately 3,000 AEP customers in the Northeast neighborhood of Columbus Sunday. According to Columbus police, the single-vehicle crash happened at approximately 2:38 p.m. near Geraldine Avenue and Woodland Avenue. According to AEP's online outage map, power was initially expected to be restored by 6:30 p.m. [...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A crash knocked out power for approximately 3,000 AEP customers in the Northeast neighborhood of Columbus Sunday.
According to Columbus police, the single-vehicle crash happened at approximately 2:38 p.m. near Geraldine Avenue and Woodland Avenue.
According to AEP's online outage map, power was initially expected to be restored by 6:30 p.m. to the 3,077 affected customers.
As of 6:20 p.m., AEP is reporting power has been restored to more than 1,200 customers, with 1,851 left without power. Those customers, according to the map, will have their power restored by 9:30 p.m.
Police said the driver was taken to Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in stable condition.