SHELBY COUNTY — UPDATE @ 3:13 a.m.:
All power has been restored in Shelby County after a car crash on Monday night knocked out thousands of people’s power.
UPDATE @ 2:10 a.m.:
Power has been restored to most in Shelby County after a car crash on Monday night knocked out thousands of people’s power.
As of 2:09 a.m., only 73 people remain without power, according to AES.
INITIAL REPORT:
Thousands of people are without power in Shelby County Monday night.
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AES Ohio reports that approximately 3,443 customers do not have power.
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A spokesperson with AES Ohio said a car crash caused the outage and power is expected to be restored within the next few hours.
We will continue to follow this story.
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