Crime & Safety
Road Closed, Power Out in Churchville after Crash
The crash was reported on MD Route 136 near Route 22 Tuesday morning.
A morning rush hour crash snarled traffic and knocked out power in Churchville.
All lanes of MD Route 136 were closed between Churchville Road and Graftons Lane as of 10:45 a.m., according to the Maryland Department of Transportation, which reported the roadway was shut down at 9:17 a.m. due to a collision.
Drivers reported long delays near Routes 136 and 22 in Churchville around 9:30 a.m.
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BGE crews were in the area with approximately 130 customers reporting power outages as of 10:45 a.m. The utility company posted on its outage map that the cause was likely related to a vehicle collision.
According to The Aegis, more than 700 outages were reported near the crash site at 9:50 a.m. Tuesday.
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This is the second large outage affecting Harford County residents in the past week.
Over the weekend, equipment damage resulted in nearly 3,000 outages in Bel Air.
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