Residents lose power after vehicle strikes utility pole

It was a cold night for about ten homes on the east side of Beardstown early Monday morning. 

Michal M. Kayinduka, 48, crashed into an Ameren utility pole in the 1000 block of East 4th Street at 12:17 a.m. He was driving a white 2018 Volkswagen SUV. The vehicle was towed from the scene and Kayinduka had no apparent injuries.