DRAPER, Utah — One person was arrested after a dump truck accident caused a power outage in Draper on Wednesday afternoon.
Police say the dump truck and its driver, 60-year-old Kevin Frank Kilpack, were found along Old Bingham Highway in West Jordan, he has since been arrested and faces several charges.
According to police, the dump truck drove through the area with its bed raised, which caught overhead power lines, and in turn pulled down several power poles. Kilpack then allegedly fled.
“I think he finally noticed his dumper was up in the air because he stopped and got out of the truck and looked up and lowered his dumper and then got off his truck, took off,” explained witness Buster Burris. “If you made a mistake, you know, stick around and try to help out. Don’t just take off. It’s not cool.”
City officials sent an alert shortly after 1:30 p.m., saying the outage knocked out power to the traffic signals on 12300 South between 700 East and 900 East. As a result, 12300 South were closed in both directions before reopening at 10:30 p.m. when power was restored.
In a later update, officials said the outage is expected to be restored by midnight, and the 2-block section of 12300 South will remain closed until then.
Rocky Mountain Power reported about 200 customers without power in the nearby area.
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