Time: Morning
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
Vehicle(s) Involved: Lincoln Town Car
By Steve Stout
"SCOTTSDALE, AZ (CBS5) -
Traffic is beginning to flow again through a Scottsdale intersection nearly six hours after a car crash took out power and caused a break in a natural gas main.
A speeding elderly motorist driving a Lincoln failed to negotiate a curve and hit a business at the intersection of 90th Street and Via Linda, striking an electrical transformer and the gas main that feeds a number of buildings in the area, according to Officer David Pubins of the Scottsdale Police Department.
The crash shut down the intersection of 90th Street and Via Linda and also created traffic headaches on the Loop 101.
Scottsdale traffic spokesman Bruce Dressel said power had been restored to the intersection's signal and the city traffic camera was operating again. He said northbound 90th Street and one of two westbound lanes of Via Linda remained blocked at 11 a.m.
The northbound off-ramp of Loop 101 at 90th Street and the southbound left lane to 90th Street from Loop 101 were still closed.
Dave Folio of the Scottsdale Fire Department said the driver was not hurt.
Stay with cbs5az.com and CBS 5 News as this story develops."
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