Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 5:21am
Location: State Highway 358 at Airline Drive
Event: Freeway Interruption
Event Number: 1405016191

Downed power lines interrupted the morning traffic on the South Padre Island Drive freeway at Airline for about 5 hours Tuesday morning. Corpus Christi Police responded to a complaint of downed power lines that crossed all lanes of travel on the freeway at 5:21am. As many as thirteen Police units from Corpus Christi Police and the Texas Department of Public Safety directed motorists from the hazard until the power lines were repaired. The Officers reported the lines were brought down because of a lightning strike and no injuries or other damage was reported. The freeway was reopened to normal use at 10:30am.