Crash downs power line, closes Bonita Beach Rd.

Reporter: Breana Ross
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Scene of the crash. (Credit: WINK News)
Scene of the crash on Sunday morning. (Credit: WINK News)

A car crash took out power lines in Bonita Springs Sunday.

There was a crash into a power pole along the 5700 block of Bonita Beach Rd. around 5 a.m. Lee County Sheriff’s Office said the driver was taken to a local hospital.

While there were nearly 1,900 power outages at one point Sunday morning, as of 6 p.m. 55 remain. Florida Power & Light said power is expected to be entirely restored to customers by 10 pm.

MORE: View FPL outage and restoration information for your area

Normal traffic was supposed to restored by 2 p.m.

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