14-year-old girl crashes car, takes out power to thousands
REVERE, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say about 7,000 customers lost power when a 14-year-old girl crashed a car into a utility pole just outside Boston.
Revere police say the girl, apparently driving her parents’ car, struck a pole just before 2 a.m. Thursday.
The car involved in an overnight crash in #Revere, was just towed away from Washington Ave. That’s where it slammed into a utility pole shortly before 2, bringing down power lines and knocking out power to thousands. Police say the driver was a teenage girl, who is okay. @wbz pic.twitter.com/QvZk11gMNZ
— Michelle Fisher (@MichelleFisher) October 24, 2019
The girl got out of the car on her own and was taken to the hospital but was not seriously hurt. No one else was in the vehicle. Police did not say why she took the car.
The crash is still being investigated but police say they expect to charge the girl.
A National Grid spokesman says about 7,000 customers in Revere, Malden and Everett lost electricity. Most have since regained power.
