Single-Vehicle Crash in Brookville Causes Townwide Power Surges

Hundreds left without power after crash in Jefferson County

BROOKVILLE, Pa. (WTAJ) -- More than 400 homes are without power Monday morning in the Brookville area, according to a First Energy outage map. The outage, caused by a vehicle crashing into a utility pole, forced the Pine Creek Volunteer Fire Department to close Taylor Street for an extended period. Social media users left comments [...]

Single-Vehicle Crash in Brookville Causes Townwide Power Surges

BROOKVILLE, Pa. (EYT) — A single-vehicle crash into a utility pole on Taylor Street on Sunday night caused electrical surges and power outages throughout Brookville and surrounding areas. According to Brookville Police Chief Vince Markle, the crash happened around 9 p.m. on April 26, when a single vehicle struck a utility pole and a parked vehicle on Taylor Street near the Hometown Market. Chief Markle said the collision caused power surges acro…