Sioux Falls Power Restored

A Sioux Falls man was arrested early Thursday after his SUV struck a power pole near the intersection of 57th Street and Western Avenue.

Police Officer Sam Clemens says 45-year-old Daniel Ray Brison Junior was southbound on Western when his 2002 Ford Escape left the roadway and struck the wooden utility pole around 2:05 a.m.

Brison was charged with first-offense DWI and having no insurance.

Clemens says damage to the pole was estimated at $10,000 and damage to Brison's vehicle was estimated at $6.000.

Joe Anderson with Excel Energy in Sioux Falls said 1,588 customers were without power as a result of the incident.  All the power was restored by 4:18 a.m.

Jerry Dahmen Contributed to This Report.