The Prince Albert Police Service said parts of the city and surrounding central Saskatchewan area lost power on Saturday due to a vehicle collision.
Officers said they were dispatched to 6th Avenue and River Street West and found that a vehicle had hit a power pole.
Police said they learned that an altercation had taken place inside the vehicle just before the crash.
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Officers said 36-year-old Timothy Iron was charged with criminal negligence causing bodily harm, willful damage and breach of court-ordered release conditions.
Iron made his first court appearance Monday morning.