Crash knocks out power in downtown Crystal Lake

Power was restored by 8 p.m. Thursday in downtown Crystal Lake after a semitruck collided with two poles earlier in the day.

The crash occurred after 12 p.m. in the area of Woodstock and Minnie streets. Both the Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department and Crystal Lake Police Department responded to the scene.

Earlier in the day, as many as 93 customers were without power following the incident, according to ComEd’s online outage map.

Calls to the Crystal Lake Police Department for information on the crash were not returned.

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A semitruck hits power lines Thursday, May 4, 2023, at Woodstock and Minnie streets near downtown Crystal Lake, closing an outage and road closure. (Alex Vucha)