Hwy 9 closed all day near Ben Lomond due to car crash into power pole

BEN LOMOND, Calif. - State Highway 9 will be shut down all day Saturday near Ben Lomond in Santa Cruz County after a vehicle crashed into a power pole, according to the California Highway Patrol.   

The crash was reported shortly after 3:15 a.m. on the highway near Pike Road. Vehicles are being detoured via Alba Road to Empire Grade to Jameson Creek Road to state Highway 236, CHP officials said.