Vehicle accident causes late-night power outage on Billings’ South Side

May 04-- May 4--A car crashed into a power pole on Hallowell Lane causing a power outage to about 240 customers on Billings' South Side late Friday.

A customer service representative from NorthWestern energy confirmed the cause of the outage. A technician was on scene at 12:15 a.m. Power was restored just before 2:15 a.m., according to a NorthWestern energy spokesperson.

The 19-year-old female driver from Billings lost control of the car when she took a corner too fast and overcorrected, Billings Police Department Sgt. Shane Winden said.

Winden did not know how fast she was going. She was not intoxicated, he said.

She was cited for careless driving, driving without insurance and driving while suspended. She did not have a valid driver's license, he said. She had a minor injury, he said.

A Subaru Outback remained on Hallowell Lane after the wreck. American Medical Response and Billings police and firefighters responded to the scene.

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