SUV crash temporarily knocks power out to hundreds in Aiea
A car crashed into an electrical transformer Wednesday morning in Aiea, temporarily knocking out power to more than 500 customers, according to Hawaiian Electric Co. This photo was provided by HECO officials, who digitally obscured the license plate.
Six out of 515 Hawaiian Electric Co. customers in Aiea remained without power Wednesday morning after an SUV crashed into a HECO transformer on Kaonohi Street near Kamehameha Highway.
The crash was reported at 6:17 a.m. and firefighters arrived at 6:25 a.m., said acting Honolulu Fire Department spokesman Kendall Ching. No one was in the vehicle when firefighters arrived and no one was injured, Ching said.
A city emergency medical services crew checked a 22-year-old man at the scene but he refused transport to a hospital, said EMS spokeswoman Shayne Enright.
The white SUV was heading west on Kaonohi Street when it crashed into a telephone pole and a HECO transformer, HECO said.
HECO repair crews restored power to all but six customers Wednesday morning. Their service will resume once crews replace the damaged transformer, HECO officials said.
