LAWRENCE — A man was arrested and charged with drunken driving and related charges after crashing into a utility pole at Lawrence Street near Erving Avenue late Wednesday night.
The driver of a sedan hit a utility pole which caused others in the area to snap, knocking out power in the area, police said.
Efren Alvarez, 36, of Lawrence was arrested and charged with operating under the influence of alcohol, destruction of property, operating to endanger, speeding, marked lanes violations, leaving the scene of a property damage accident, attaching plates and driving an unregistered motor vehicle.
After crashing at 11:20 p.m., Alvarez attempted to flee, but was immediately taken into custody. He was treated on scene by paramedics and EMTs from Lawrence General Hospital and then transported by ambulance to the hospital.
Police asked motorists to avoid the area because of the ongoing work to replace the utility poles.
More were reported earlier but only a handful of National Grid customers were without power early Thursday afternoon.
A restoration time of 2:45 p.m. was listed on the National Grid website.
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By Jill Harmacinski [email protected]
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