RIVERTON A 81-year-old woman is dead after her car struck a power pole on Thursday afternoon near 12300 South on Redwood Road, said Riverton police.
According to Riverton Police Chief Don Huston, the woman s vehicle was northbound on Redwood Road when witnesses reported seeing the car veer off the road and into a power pole. Huston said that the woman may have veered due to a medical incident.
The woman was declared dead at the scene. The medical examiner s office is investigating whether a medical issue was a contributing factor to the crash, Huston said.
According to Rocky Mountain Power, the car crash caused a power outage for approximately 2,452 customers in Riverton and South Jordan at about 1:30 p.m. The company said that at about 3 p.m., power was restored to all affected customers.