Power restored to the 2,311 customers affected by outage on the South Shore

12:30 p.m. update: As of 12:00 p.m., all power has been restored to Liberty Utilities customers in South Lake Tahoe.

The driver of a Ford Explorer crashed into an electric pole near the corner of Pioneer Trail and Al Tahoe at approximately 3:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. The unidentified driver was extricated from his vehicle and flown to Renown Medican Center in Reno according to the South Lake Tahoe Police Department.

The cause of the accident is under investigation.

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An early morning accident Tuesday morning on Pioneer Trail just east of Al Tahoe Blvd took out a power pole and downed lines resulting in power being lost to 2,311 Liberty Utilities customers.

Crews have been working since the 3:30 a.m. accident to restore power to those in the Al Tahoe and Montgomery Estates areas.

The power company said power should be restored by 1:30 p.m. The traffic light at Pioneer Trail and Al Tahoe Blvd is out, and one way traffic is being routed around the accident area so crews can reinstall the poles.

No other details on the accident are available at this time.