Power Restored After Semi Crash Causes Outage, Traffic Backup

Power was restored late Tuesday night for almost 200 PSO customers after a semi hit a power pole in front of Woodland Hills Mall.

The crash happened a little after 4 p.m. Tuesday on 71st Street and knocked out power for many homes and businesses in the area.

Traffic was slowed to a crawl on 71st Street between Mingo and Memorial for nearly five hours while crews made repairs.