THE DAY THE LIGHTS FELL

Elyria – As if traffic around the Midway Mall couldn’t get any worse – it did Friday afternoon.

Ohio Edison says that a wire snapped on a utility pole causing the pole to collapse and down came the traffic lights on West River Road North at the intersection of Market Drive in front of the old Circuit City.

Elyria Police immediately began rerouting traffic by closing West River northbound at Route 57 and southbound at David Drive.

Employees from the Elyria Communications Department spent two hours repairing and re-hoisting the lights. Street Department officials erected barricades to free up Officers.

One neighbor told Police that she saw a lightening strike the pole but officials do not believe that is what caused the break.