By Don Pritchard
STE. GENEVIEVE — Internet and electric service was cut to an unknown number of residents in the 1000 blocks of Market Street and Westwood Drive Monday night in Ste. Genevieve.
This was the scene in the 1000 block of Market Street in Ste. Genevieve Monday night. (Photo by Don Pritchard)
A Citizens Electric Corporation official said he was told a car struck a utility pole and snapped it off.
He said it took the CEC crews almost four hours to replace the pole and restore service.
Internet service was restored around 3 a.m.
It could not be determined if the internet outage and power outage were related.
The internet outage actually began prior to the power outage, about the same time a resident reported a semi-tractor trailer rig had smashed his mailboxes and was later found parked with hazard lights turned on near Market and Blain Streets.