Car Strikes Utility Pole Near St. Leon

Dozens of homes are without electricity Thursday morning as a result of the crash.

(St. Leon, Ind.) - A crash has brought down a utility pole near St. Leon Thursday morning.

A car crashed into the pole on the 6400 block of Hilltop Road at around 5:45 a.m.

It caused power lines to come down. Duke Energy is reporting about 30 customers in the area without electricity.

It is unclear if anybody was injured in the crash.

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