CHANDLER, AZ — A man is dead after a car crashed into a power pole late Sunday night leaving thousands of customers without power overnight.
Officials say the crash happened near McQueen and Ray roads before 10 p.m.
Police say the pole and vehicle both caught fire after the crash, leading to a power outage impacting 8,000 SRP customers.
The driver, identified as 27-year-old David Ramirez Velasco, died at the scene.
SRP
As of 4 a.m. on Monday, no power outages remained on SRP's outage map.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
