11:32 AM: San Francisco’s Park Presidio has reopened after being shut down early this morning because of a crash that left a power pole leaning over the roadway.
The car crashed into the pole near Clement Street at about 4:35 a.m., fire department spokeswoman Mindy Talmadge said.
She said the driver was taken to a local hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life threatening but couldn’t say if anyone else had been in the car.
The accident left the pole leaning precariously over Park Presidio, and police shut down the thoroughfare in both directions.
A PG&E crew responded and removed the damaged pole, and the roadway reopened late this morning, PG&E spokeswoman Fiona Chan said. No power outages were reported.
10:23 AM: Two lanes have reopened in each direction on Park Presidio in San Francisco’s Richmond District this morning after a car collided with a power pole, according to police and fire officials.
The car crashed into a power pole near California Street at about 4:35 a.m., causing the pole to dangle precariously over Park Presidio and stalling traffic in both directions, fire department spokeswoman Mindy Talmadge said.
She said the driver was taken to a local hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life threatening but couldn’t say if anyone else had been in the car.
The pole had already been damaged in an earlier accident, police said.
Lanes were reopened at about 9 a.m., police Officer Albie Esparza said.
Saul Sugarman, Bay City News
9:46 AM: A section of Park Presidio is closed in San Francisco this morning because of a damaged power pole.
An officer from the Police Department’s Richmond Station said the pole was damaged in an earlier accident and is now dangling precariously.
As a result, Park Presidio has been shut down in the area of California Street.
Motorists are being directed onto side streets.
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