Semi Collision with Power Pole Leaves Trash Truck Tangled in Wires

Georgetown, Seattle, WA: A garbage truck was entangled in power lines after a large semi truck struck a power pole attempting to pass the garbage truck and then fled the scene.

The hit-and-run collision involving severe damage to power poles occurred just before 5:00 a.m. on Dec. 30, 2022, in a Georgetown neighborhood intersection.

As the passing semi attempted to overtake the garbage truck in the intersection, the semi struck and snapped a power pole while turning, stretching the lines from another pole that broke. A third pole was also bent.

The downed lines covered the garbage truck in electrical wires and left most of the area without power from a blown transformer. A business sustained damage when a pole crashed onto a commercial building in the intersection shattering a window.

The semi proceeded to drive off without stopping, leaving the scene of destruction.

Seattle Police were looking for video footage from surrounding businesses in an attempt to locate the truck responsible for the incident.

Steve Hickey, Video Journalist / KNN