Traffic collision results in power outage

A traffic collision that occurred Sunday evening resulted in a four-hour power outage in Garden City.

The accident happened around 8:38 p.m. near Riverside Drive when police were dispatched to check on a disoriented driver near Navaho Street and Strawberry Glen Road. A witness said a red Ford truck struck an Idaho Power transformer box and then drive off toward Riverside Drive, said Garden City Police Sgt. Abe Blount.

The truck stopped in the front lawn of a residence in the 9300 block of Riverside Drive and the the driver, a 53-year-old Garden City man, was suffering from a medical ailment. He was transported to St. Alphonsus Hospital for treatment and then was released last night.

Damages were estimated between $8,000 and $10,000, said Blount, and the case remains under investigation. No citations will likely be issued.

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Traffic collision results in power outage