Car Crashes Into Utility Pole in Eagan, Bringing Down Power Lines and Closing Road
Published: March 18th, 2026
EAGAN, MN: Emergency crews responded Wednesday morning to a crash in Eagan that brought down power lines and forced a temporary road closure.
Eagan Fire and Eagan Police were dispatched around 9:25 a.m. on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, to the area of Blackhawk Road near Meadowlark Road for a vehicle that had struck a telephone pole. The impact caused the pole to snap and the power lines to fall into the roadway, creating a hazardous situation and prompting officials to shut down a portion of Blackhawk Road between Meadowlark Road and South Meadowlark Road. Traffic was able to navigate around the scene via a short detour on Meadowlark Road and South Meadowlark Road.
Rough location of the crash on Blackhawk Road between South Meadowlark Road and Meadowlark Road in Eagan, Minnesota.
Dakota Electric crews were called to the scene to address the damage, including repairing the downed lines and replacing the broken pole, though officials said there was no estimated time for when the road would fully reopen.
Despite the severity of the crash and resulting infrastructure damage, authorities confirmed that no injuries were reported. No additional information about the cause of the crash or the driver involved has been released at this time.
Written By: Will Wight
