A one vehicle accident in the 5100 block of Lake Ave Wednesday morning sent a woman to the hospital and knocked out power for a short period of time.

According to St. Joseph Police Officer Ed Sexton a woman was driving her maroon Chevy Impala southbound on Lake Ave and due to a vehicle defect her vehicle pulled to the right and hit several telephone poles.

“The driver said the vehicle suddenly pulled to the right,” Sexton said. “In doing that she hit two telephone poles, clipped one and then struck another one head on.”

Sexton said the woman driving the vehicle sustained injuries during the crash but declined to be transported by ambulance to the hospital.

“She did go by private vehicle for treatment,” Sexton said. “Someone picked her up.”

A Nixle alert sent out at 11:14 a.m. said the accident caused a power outage in the area.  However, a spokesman with Kansas City Power & Light said no power outages were reported in St. Joseph when we called them at 11:25 a.m.

While police worked the accident one lane of Lake Ave was closed for a short period of time.

Sexton said the woman was issued two tickets, one for no proof of financial responsibility and another for driving a defective vehicle.