Drowsy Driver Takes Out Sign, Tree, Power Line Before Coming to a Stop

Drowsy Driver Takes Out Sign, Tree, Power Line Before Coming to a Stop


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(KSL News) A drowsy driver took out a power line in Salt Lake this morning.

Drowsy Driver Takes Out Sign, Tree, Power Line Before Coming to a Stop
Drowsy Driver Takes Out Sign, Tree, Power Line Before Coming to a Stop

Witnesses say the woman looked like she was dozing off as she sat at a stop light near 900 West and 300 North.

Drowsy Driver Takes Out Sign, Tree, Power Line Before Coming to a Stop
Drowsy Driver Takes Out Sign, Tree, Power Line Before Coming to a Stop

After the woman went through the light, she drifted over, hit the curb, then ran into a power pole. She also hit a sign and a tree before coming to a stop.

The woman suffered a dislocated shoulder.

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