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Crash blocks Sooke Road for seven hours

A closure of about seven hours on Sooke Road near Kangaroo Road on Sunday resulted from a single-vehicle crash in which the driver told police he fell asleep at the wheel.
Photo - Highway 14 detour
Motorists faced a detour on Highway 14 at Kangaroo Road on Sunday afternoon and evening. Aug. 12, 2018

A closure of about seven hours on Sooke Road near Kangaroo Road on Sunday resulted from a single-vehicle crash in which the driver told police he fell asleep at the wheel.

He drove off the road and struck a utility pole, leaving power lines down across the roadway. Sooke Road was closed in both directions and traffic was rerouted. The crash happened about 1:50 p.m. and the closure remained in place until just after 9 p.m.