BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – UPDATE at 3:30 p.m.: According to the CPS Energy outage map, all customers in the Converse and east Bexar County have had their power restored after more than 4,200 were affected earlier on Wednesday.
ORIGINAL STORY: Bexar County sheriff’s deputies said a downed CPS Energy power line is the cause of a four-vehicle crash Wednesday morning in east Bexar County.
Deputies were dispatched just after 8:40 a.m. on a reported rollover crash on Interstate 10 near FM 1518 in Converse.
According to the sheriff’s office, an SUV lost control and rolled over after the power line fell across the westbound and eastbound lanes of I-10. BCSO said the occupants of the rolled-over SUV were able to walk out of the vehicle on their own.
After the rollover, deputies said three other vehicles drove over the power line and sustained damage to their cars.
From the scene, KSAT reporter Patty Santos said the first SUV had been cleared from the scene just after 10 a.m. Traffic remained slow in both directions, and the traffic lights on the I-10 access road at FM 1518 remain out.
The cause of the downed power line is under investigation, a spokesperson with CPS Energy said in a statement.
“Our crews are working to safely make repairs and restore power in the affected area,” the statement read, in part. “We are working with law enforcement and traffic control who will communicate any potential traffic impacts as needed.”
This is a developing story. Check back for more updates.
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