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Power restored to Oak Ridge except for Arboretum

Posted at 2:21 am January 23, 2021
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Electric crews repair the damage caused by a crash into a TVA high-voltage transmission tower next to South Illinois Avenue in Oak Ridge on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. (Photo courtesy City of Oak Ridge)

Power was restored to all of Oak Ridge except for the University of Tennessee Arboretum after a crash knocked down a high-voltage transmission tower Friday afternoon, the city said Friday night.

The single-vehicle crash caused the tower to fall over and created widespread power outages. Many residents reported having power restored within about one to three hours, while it seemed to take longer to restore power in the southeast section of the city, closer to the crash site.

In its last update, posted at 10:10 p.m., the City of Oak Ridge said the Arboretum will be without power through Saturday.

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Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Tennessee, TVA, TVA Tagged With: crash, Oak Ridge, power, South Illinois Avenue, Tennessee Valley Authority, transmission tower, TVA

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Charges pending, three injured in crash into TVA transmission tower

Posted at 1:56 am January 23, 2021
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Charges are pending after a crash into an electrical transmission tower that caused widespread power outages Friday afternoon, Jan. 22, 2021, the Tennessee Highway Patrol said. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

Charges are pending and three people were injured in a single-vehicle crash into a large high-voltage transmission tower that caused widespread power outages Friday afternoon, the Tennessee Highway Patrol said.

The crash was reported at about 4:15 p.m. Friday at Union Valley Road and South Illinois Avenue in Oak Ridge.

A preliminary report from the THP said Dustin Elliot, 28, of Mobile, Alabama, was driving a white 2015 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck north on South Illinois Avenue (State Route 62) when he went off the right side of the road and hit the Tennessee Valley Authority transmission tower. The tower was damaged, knocked over, and leaning over the road.

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Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Tennessee, TVA Tagged With: Dan Weaver, David Sommers, Dustin Elliot, electrical transmission tower, South Illinois Avenue, Tennessee Highway Patrol, THP, Union Valley Road

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