Neighbors Report Power Outage After Car Strikes Utility Box

Residents in the area of Stein Ave. and Sinykin Circle said their power went out Saturday afternoon. It happened after a vehicle left the roadway on Stein Avenue and struck a utility box.
 
Firefighters arrived to the scene at 7:35 a.m., finding the car approximately 50 feet from the road after it jumped the curb, crossed the snow-covered grass and sidewalk, and slid beyond the utility box that contained high voltage wires.
 
The driver said she wasn’t injured.
 
Firefighters created a safe zone around the car due to the risk of live wires making contact with the vehicle, and they maintained the perimeter, keeping people outside of it, until MG&E arrived.
 
MG&E met with neighbors concerned about the power outage, and Madison Police assisted with keeping the scene safe as MG&E tended to the necessary utility repairs.