NEGAUNEE TOWNSHIP, MI-- Electricity was knocked out to residents in an area of Negaunee Township for several hours Tuesday, after an oversized load caught power lines along M-35.
The Marquette County Sheriff’s Office says a semi-truck and trailer was southbound on M-35 around 1:30 p.m. when it struck low-hanging telephone and cable lines near the Jarvi Road intersection. The truck dragged the lines, snapping two power poles along the roadway.
The high-voltage cables draped over the driver’s load, preventing him from exiting his cab until utility workers shut off the electricity.
Power was down and traffic was re-routed around the crash scene for about 5 ½ hours. Neither the truck nor its load of wind generator equipment were damaged in the accident, which remains under investigation.
