How to resolve AdBlock issue? LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A portion of Highway 20 was closed temporarily on Tuesday after a truck hit a low-hanging utility wire.
The California Highway Patrol's Clear Lake Area office reported that the incident occurred just after noon on Tuesday on Highway 20 west of Irvine Avenue near Upper Lake.
Eduardo Dizon, 53, of Petaluma was driving a 2012 Hino Bobtail truck eastbound on Highway 20 when the truck hit the low-hanging wire, the CHP said.
The wires were pulled down and the utility pole was snapped off at the base, the CHP reported. The pole was pulled into the roadway, where it blocked both lanes of traffic.
Dizon was uninjured, according to the CHP.
The CHP said Highway 20 was closed for approximately one hour as the utility pole and wires were cleared from the roadway.
CHP Officer Randy Forslund is handling the incident investigation.
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