UPDATE: All Power restored after Car crash knocks out power in Shelby County

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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