A one-vehicle collision in northern Rodanthe was the cause of a power outage that affected Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands on Friday, May 2, at approximately 10:30 p.m.
The collision occurred at the Rodanthe roundabout on N.C. Highway 12, damaging a transmission riser on the south side of the Rodanthe Bridge, per a Friday night update from the Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative.
No major injuries were reported as a result of the accident, and the driver was the only person in the vehicle. The North Carolina State Highway Patrol, Dare County Sheriff’s Office, and Dare County EMS responded to the incident.
Power was restored to all of Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands 90 minutes after the outage occurred, at approximately 12:00 a.m. If your power did not come back on, please call the Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative at 866-511-9862.
