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Power restored after SUV crashed into pole causing outage for more than 1,000 customers in El Cajon

Authorities shut down the eastbound and westbound lanes of East Washington Avenue near South Second Street following the crash.

EL CAJON, Calif. — A man was arrested on suspicion of DUI Tuesday morning after he crashed an SUV into a power pole near an El Cajon intersection, causing an outage that left almost 1,700 customers without power, police said.

The crash was reported around 4:15 a.m. at the intersection of East Washington Avenue and Leland Place, according to El Cajon police.

A man was driving an SUV on East Washington Avenue when he crashed into an utility pole at Leland Place, causing significant damage to the pole and the vehicle, Lt. Walt Miller said.

The SUV driver was uninjured, but a woman in the car suffered minor to moderate injuries and was taken to a hospital for treatment, Miller said, adding that her age was not immediately available.

The driver, whose name and age were not immediately available, was arrested on suspicion of DUI, the lieutenant said.

An outage was reported around the same time affecting 1,697 San Diego Gas & Electric customers in the El Cajon, Granite Hills and Singing Hills areas, according to the SDG&E online outage map.

As of 1:00 p.m., power had been restored to all but 388 customers and the remaining customers were expected to have power back by 8 p.m. Tuesday, according to SDG&E.

As of just before 5 p.m. all customers had their power restored in El Cajon, according to SDG&E's outage map.

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