LUCERNE, Calif. – While an early Friday morning crash resulted in damage and a partial power outage to the Lucerne Elementary School facilities, classes went on as usual.

The crash occurred shortly after 2:30 a.m. on Country Club Drive, between 17th Avenue and Ogden Road, as Lake County News has reported.

A pickup crashed into the school's chain-link fence, a power transformer box and power pole, knocking the pole down and damaging other poles in the process, officials reported.

Power in the immediate area also was knocked out for several hours. Pacific Gas and Electric said the outage – reported shortly after the crash – was resolved by 11 a.m. Friday.

Lucerne Elementary Principal/Superintendent Mike Brown told Lake County News that no buildings were damaged in the crash.

He said the school owns the power transformer box that was hit. It was a total loss, and will cost between $15,000 and $20,000.

Brown estimated that other damage to fencing, an electrical pole and the school's water system could cost another $5,000 to repair.

“We were however able to have school with only three classrooms without power,” said Brown, who added that those classrooms should be powered up by the middle of next week.

Brown said the school has insurance to cover the damages.

The California Highway Patrol was reported to have arrested the pickup's driver for driving under the influence, but on Friday a report on the crash was pending from the agency.

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