(Photo by Curtis Walsh, Beaver County Radio News)

Story by Curtis Walsh and Sandy Giordano
(New Brighton, Pa.) Power was knocked out to over 150 people in New Brighton’s Oak Hill neighborhood after a single vehicle accident occurred along Penn Ave. New Brighton Police Chief Ron Walton reported Friday morning that 41-year-old Sara Nielson, of Ellwood City, was driving on Penn Avenue in Oak Hill around 8:40 PM Thursday night when she struck a utility pole at 6th Street and Penn Avenue, across the street from where Kennywood School was. The area was without power due to the accident, and Duquesne Light was called and had  to replace the utility pole. Power was restored shortly before midnight.
Beaver County  Radio’s Curtis Walsh reported that Nielson was taken into custody at the scene by New Brighton Police Officers. Chief Walton said this morning that Nielsen is being investigated for involvement with alcohol.
You can see a video from the scene below taken by Curtis Walsh: