Another power outage triggered by a car wreck put parts of Sugar Land in the dark

A car crashed into a power pole along Highway 6 overnight, leaving about 3,000 homes and businesses in Sugar Land without electricity, authorities said they estimated.

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The crash, which reportedly happened at about 2:00 a.m. near Settlers Way Boulevard, closed parts of the road for hours.

Traffic now allowed to travel SH6 sb @ Settlers Way with just one right lane closed where the power pole went down.

— City of Sugar Land (@SugarLandtxgov) December 23, 2017

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Authorities say a  driver in the accident walked away uninjured.

Slow down, H Town!

More than 150 homes and businesses are in the dark after an early morning crash in Sugar Land Saturday. Police tell Eyewitness News a driver hit a power line just before 2 a.m. https://t.co/Is8CREPYAk pic.twitter.com/Mb96o4vf7i

— ABC13 Houston (@abc13houston) December 23, 2017