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Crash causes power outage for hundreds in Chesterfield

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CHESTERFIELD, Va. — A crash that left one person with life-threatening injuries caused a power outage for hundreds near Chippenham Parkway Thursday morning.

The crash happened near Jessup Road and Iron Bridge when a man ran his vehicle into a power pole and then a tree, according to Chesterfield Police.

According to the Dominion Energy outage map, at least 525 people were without power.

A crew was dispatched to repair the lines. Dominion's website said power was restored to majority of those customers around 1 p.m.

This is a breaking news story that will be updated. Anyone with information can email newstips@wtvr.com to send a tip.

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