Monday, January 12, 2015

A TRUCK ACCIDENT IN PRINCETON KNOCKS OUT POWER ON BRICK STREET IN PRINCETON, WEST VIRGINIA



A TRUCK ACCIDENT IN PRINCETON KNOCKS OUT POWER ON BRICK STREET IN PRINCETON, WEST VIRGINIA

Posted: Jan 11, 2015 9:39 AM EST Updated: Jan 11, 2015 9:10 PM EST 

PRINCETON - "I woke up about 6:30 this morning and I grabbed my cell phone and it was full of voice-mails and text messages from 911 and the local police department and the rescue squad making sure I knew what was going on down here" said Senior Pastor Scott Catron of the Cornerstone Family Church.

Around three Sunday morning (1/11) a truck struck an electrical pole, and sounded like, what neighbors say, a transformer exploding. Senior Pastor Catron was pretty upset that mass had to be cancelled this morning.

"This is the first time in the 20 year history of the church that we had to cancel a Sunday morning service, there's really no way to make up for a lost service" he said.
Catron said the loss of the service is just half of the equation.

"You lose revenue, you lose fellowship, you lose all kinds of things that you just can't make up for" he said.

Officials said both the power and the road could be shut down for up to 14 hours, but, for a business across the street, they say, the lights didn't even flicker.
"It hasn't affected anything here" said Danny Shrewsbury, an attendant at the E-Z way laundromat.
Both Shrewsbury and Catron said they hope the driver is ok.

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The Princeton Police Department responded to an accident on Brick Street in front of the Princeton Rescue Squad and Cornerstone Family Church.

Police said a driver clipped a power pole knocking out power to parts of Princeton and closing down Brick Street.Police said the power and road could be shut down for 12-14 hours.

The accident is still under investigation, but police said alcohol may have been a factor in the wreck. 

Police aren't releasing if the driver was arrested yet.
Details are very limited at this time, but we'll keep updating you throughout the day.