Alleged drunk driver shears utility pole from its base

Bremerton Police say an alleged drunk driver with a whopping .225 blood-alcohol level crashed into a utility pole last Thursday in Bremerton. According to police, no injuries were reported in the collision.

At about 4:52 p.m., Bremerton police officers responded to a rollover collision on Corbet Drive near 15th Street. According to BPD, the 54-year-old female driver said she swerved to avoid an animal before colliding with the pole shearing it from its base.