A vehicle crashed into a utility pole early Sunday morning near Maeystown, resulting in lines down and a temporary power outage for nearby residences.

The Maeystown Fire Department responded about 4:15 a.m. to the area of B Road and Outlet Road west of Maeystown after Monroe County Electric Cooperative reported one of its power poles to have been struck. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department also responded to the scene.

MCEC estimated the crash may have occurred about 1:30 a.m., as that’s when the power outage occurred.

Police said a 2013 Ford Explorer driven by William E. Jenkens, 72, of East St. Louis, was traveling north on B Road when it left the roadway to the left, continued into a soybean field and struck a utility pole approximately 100 yards from the roadway.

Jenkens was transported by Monroe County EMS ambulance to Belleville Memorial Hospital for treatment of injuries not considered life-threatening.