Street reopened after car crashes into pole, causing power outage in Dalton

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The utility pile has been repaired and Chattanooga Avenue has reopened to traffic.

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A car has crashed into a pole in Dalton, causing a power outage in the area, city police said in a news release.

The single car accident damaged the pole on Chattanooga Avenue in front of the Crown Mill Village apartments, the release said.

Chattanooga Avenue has been closed between Matilda Street and Judson Street while police investigate the crash and Dalton Utilities works to replace the pole, authorities said.

The vehicle, a white Nissan Sentra, was traveling northbound when it left the roadway. The driver was taken to Hamilton Medical Center by ambulance. The cause of the crash is unknown at this time.