There has been an accident at the intersection of North 11th and Huron Streets in Manitowoc this morning. According to Officer Jeff Buck, one of the responding officers, a vehicle was traveling west on Huron when it appears the driver had a medical issue, causing them to crash into a telephone pole, and coming to a stop in the service station parking lot. The pole was heavily damaged in the incident, and we received reports that an unknown number of people lost power. As of now, that is all we know about the incident, but as more information becomes available, we will be sure to pass it along.
*12/13/2018 12:30 pm*
According to MPU power was restored to all customers
*12/13/2018 9:45 AM*
We reached out to Dan Salm, the Accounts Services Manager at Manitowoc Public Utilities, who told us that about 20 customers were without power due to the incident. He said, ” It is expected to take several hours to replace the pole, with power restoration to affected customers by mid-afternoon.”
We also received information from Chad Scheinoha from the Manitowoc Department of Public Infrastructure about the roads that are closed. 11th Street from Waldo to Huron will be closed to through traffic. Local access will be maintained. Southbound traffic at Waldo Blvd. and N. 11th will be detoured to N. 18th St. or Maritime Drive. In addition, Menasha Avenue from Waldo to Huron, Pine Street from N. 10th to N. 11th, Wisconsin Avenue from N. 11th to N. 12th, New York Avenue from N. 10thto N. 12th and Huron St. from N. 10th to N. 12th St. will also be closed to through traffic.
