La PINE, Ore. – The driver of a Midstate Electric Cooperative truck hit and toppled a power pole, then went through a fence in La Pine Monday morning, sustaining minor injuries, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said.

Deputies responded shortly before 11 a.m. to the single-vehicle crash on Finley Butte Road, DCSO Public Information Officer Jason Carr said.

The male driver was alone in the Ford F-150 pickup at the time of the crash, Carr said. La Pine Rural Fire District medics took him to St. Charles Bend with what Carr said were minor injuries.

No other vehicles were involved and no other injuries reported. Carr said the crash remains under investigation, but added that “drugs and alcohol do not appear to be factors.”

The crash closed portions of Finley Butte and Wheeler roads for several hours “while deputies investigated and Midstate Electric Crews assessed the damage and ensured the safety of the neighborhood,” Carr said.

All of the roads have since reopened, but deputies asked that people be cautious as Midstate crews continue working in the area.