Utility Pole Comes Down, Wire Hits Passing Vehicle on Dorchester Road

Power went out for thousands near Bacons Bridge Road and Dorchester Road Thrusday morning after a utility pole fell over and one of its wires struck a passing vehicle, according to SCE&G spokeswoman Kim Asbill.

S.C. Highway Patrol confirmed the incident and said burn marks were present on the truck, but no injuries were reported.

According to Asbill, a third party contractor was moving the pole when the construction equipment struck a guy wire, causing the utility pole to fall. 

Power was out from 7:32 a.m. until 8:04 a.m.

Edited 3:45 p.m. Aug. 22 to correct term "guy wire."