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Around 6 p.m. on July 15, the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office responded to a solo vehicle collision with a utility pole in Portola Valley. The incident took place on the 300 block of Willowbrook Drive leading the pole to collapse on top of the vehicle and temporarily blocking the road.
The surrounding neighborhoods experienced a power outage until around 3:30 a.m. the next morning, according to a resident on PV Forum, the town’s private social media platform.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, the driver became temporarily distracted while driving, causing their vehicle to collide with the pole. The driver sustained minor injuries and the vehicle was towed from the area, said Gretchen Spiker, spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Office.
Kristine Taylor, a resident on Willowbrook Drive, told The Almanac that the collapsed pole was replaced overnight. She added that it narrowly missed her fence and a newly installed fire hydrant on the road.
Discussions on PV Forum questioned how fast the driver was traveling to cause the pole to fall over on a 25 MPH road.
PG&E did not respond to a request for details on the incident.
