LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A stolen pickup truck slammed into two utility poles in Studio City early Monday morning, knocking out power to hundreds of residents.
March 14, 2022. (CBSLA)
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The collision occurred at about 3:30 a.m. on Ventura Boulevard, near the intersection with Tujunga Avenue.
Footage from the scene showed the pickup sitting on the sidewalk, with two power poles down.
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It’s unclear if the driver remained at the scene or fled.
Los Angeles police told CBSLA that the truck was stolen in North Hollywood, at the intersection Lankershim and Chandler boulevards.
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The crash knocked out power to 564 L.A. Department of Water and Power customers. The power was not expected to be restored until at least 8 a.m.
