SHORELINE, Wash. — More than 1,200 Seattle City Light customers in Shoreline were without power after a pickup crashed into a power pole during a police pursuit early Tuesday.
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The crash happened at Meridian Avenue North and North 185th Street.
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Authorities at the scene said the crash was a result of a police pursuit that started in Edmonds during a robbery investigation.
The two people in the car, a man and a woman, were taken into custody without injuries.
KIRO 7 News video from the scene showed the power pole leaning precariously against the truck and a parked car.
The eastbound lanes of Meridian Avenue North at North 185th Street are closed as the power pole gets replaced.
Initially, more than 1,200 customers were without power. By 4:45 a.m., the number of customers without power was down to 360. Power for those customers should be restored by 9 a.m.
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