Southbound traffic between Northern Boulevard and the Long Island Expressway service road was closed early Saturday after a car struck a power pole, causing a power line to fall on the roadway across from Christopher Morley Park, officials said.
The crash took place around 2 a.m. and caused the power line to split, dispatching PSEG Long Island crews to the site throughout the afternoon, said PSEG spokeswoman Elizabeth F. Flagler.
The motorist, Pablo A. Alvarez of Yonkers, was not injured in the crash but was arrested on drunk driving charges, a Nassau County police spokeswoman said.
“He veered off the road and hit the telephone pole,” the spokeswoman said.
No PSEG customers in the area were affected by the accident, Flagler said.
Northbound traffic from Searingtown Road to Northern Boulevard was also slowed by the work, as well as east and westbound traffic along Northern Boulevard into Roslyn and Manhasset.
The roadway was reopened around 7 p.m. Saturday evening, Flagler said.
