Tulsa police blame texting teen for outage
BY Associated Press
Monday, August 17, 2009
8/17/09 at 11:03 AM
Tulsa police say an accident that left about two dozen people without power in central Tulsa happened after a teenage driver who was sending a text message crashed into a power pole.
The accident happened about 8:45 p.m. Sunday near the intersection of 23rd and Yale. Police say the teen was texting when he looked up at the last second, swerved to avoid a car and crashed into the pole.
About two dozen homes in the area were without power for about four hours until PSO crews replaced the pole.
