Power outage and $5,000 damage reported
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WESSINGTON – Beadle County law enforcement authorities are asking the public for any information it may have pertaining to a hit and run property damage incident that occurred in Wessington sometime between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. on Sunday.
At about 6:30 a.m., a sheriff’s deputy was dispatched to First Street and Commercial Avenue where a power pole had been broken off and was on the ground. Tracks of a dual-tire vehicle could be seen in the grass to where the pole was and continuing on.
NorthWestern Energy received a call of a power outage at 3 a.m., and a Wessington resident said he lost power about 2 a.m.
Damage is estimated at $5,000.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the sheriff’s office at 353-8424.