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Central Las Vegas crash knocks out power to more than 1,400

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By Max Michor Las Vegas Review-Journal

November 10, 2017 - 5:06 am

Updated November 10, 2017 - 5:41 am

Las Vegas police are investigating a Friday morning crash that caused a power outage in the central valley.

The crash was reported at 3:20 a.m. Friday at Sahara Avenue and Mojave Road. Metropolitan Police Lt. Greg Munson said a vehicle rolled over and crashed into a power pole, causing an outage.

According to NV Energy, more than 1,400 customers were without power for several hours, but the outage was fixed before 7 a.m.

It’s unclear if anyone was injured in the single-vehicle crash because the driver fled the scene on foot.

Contact Max Michor at mmichor@reviewjournal.com. Follow @MaxMichor on Twitter.

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