Image: Abbotsford Police Department / X

By Alyssa Conti

DRUNK DRIVER

Drunk Abbotsford driver hits power pole, causes outage

Apr 6, 2025 | 11:30 AM

ABBOTSFORD — Hundreds of Abbotsford residents lost power early Sunday morning (Apr. 6) after an impaired driver struck a power pole at the intersection of South Fraser Way and Hill Tout Street.

“The driver fled on foot but was located and arrested by our officers, providing a breath sample nearly 2.5 times the legal limit,” wrote the Abbotsford Police Department in a social media post. “Power in the area remains out as crews work to repair the damage.”

No one was injured in the collision.

Image: Collision with a power pole Saturday night. / Abbotsford Police Department / X

According to BC Hydro, power went out for 829 customers just before 1 a.m. The outage is expected to take roughly 15 hours to bring back online.

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Source: BC Hydro outage map

This incident is only one of several impaired-driving-related crashes this weekend. Officers also removed 14 such drivers from the roads in a single shift.