SMUD outage: About 6,300 customers without power in Rancho Cordova, Carmichael

A vehicle crash Friday night interrupted electricity service for several thousand Sacramento Municipal Utility District customers in eastern Sacramento County, some for several hours.

Roughly 6,300 customers were in the dark for more than a hour after a car drove into a power pole around 7:40 p.m., according to a SMUD spokesperson. The areas affected included Rancho Cordova, Carmichael, Fair Oaks and the Rosemont neighborhood of Sacramento.

For several minutes, about 30,000 customers went dark — but power was quickly redirected and restored for those not near the crash, the utility said. By 11 p.m., the remaining 600 customers were restored.

According to the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District, the crash occurred on the 10400 block of Coloma Road across the street from Mills Middle School.

Since last year, SMUD has been asking area drivers to “steer clear” after numerous power poles have been struck.

This story was originally published October 30, 2020 at 8:09 PM.