KENTWOOD, Mich. (WOOD) — Hundreds of people are without power after a crash in Kentwood Monday morning.
The one-vehicle crash happened around 4:00 a.m. Monday at the intersection of 28th Street and Radcliff Avenue near the Woodland Mall.
A power line was knocked down during the crash. There are around 500 people without power in the area. Power is expected to be back on by 12 p.m. Monday, according to the Consumers Energy outage map.
Police on scene told 24 Hour News 8 that investigators believe the driver fell asleep before crashing into the high-voltage power line. The driver was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Both directions of 28th Street at Radcliff Avenue were closed for about two hours while crews worked to clear the scene.
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