Crime & Safety
Car Hits Pole, Causes Power Outage in Sleepy Hollow Woods
Residents in the Sleepy Hollow Woods neighborhood lost power for about nine hours, according to Dominion Power.
A single vehicle crash in the Sleepy Hollow Woods neighborhood caused a power outage Sunday that lasted more than nine hours.
According to officer Eddy Azcarate, public information officer with the Fairfax County Police, the crash occurred Sunday morning around 10:45 a.m. near the 3900 block of Sleepy Hollow Road. The driver of the vehicle struck a pole not far from where Sleepy Hollow Road intersects with Columbia Pike.
More than 300 customers lost power at 12:50 p.m. for nine hours and 11 minutes, said Le-Ha Anderson, manager for media and community relations for Dominion Power. Dominion crews were dispatched to replace the broken pole. Power was restored to all customers by 10:01 p.m., when repairs on the pole were completed, Anderson said.
Find out what's happening in Annandalewith free, real-time updates from Patch.
The driver of the vehicle was charged with failure to maintain control of vehicle.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
