Alleged DUI Crash Left Hundreds Without Power Saturday

PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WI (WLIP)–A man faces DUI charges after a crash that left some Pleasant Prairie residents without power on Saturday night.

Reports say the driver struck a utility pole around 8:30 PM causing the outage. The suspect fled but was later arrested in Winthrop Harbor.

More than 500 WE Energies customers were without power for about two hours.