Authorities are investigating the whereabouts of the driver of a red 2002 Subaru Outback who abandoned the car and fled after striking an electric pole on a steep road in Inverness, knocking out power for over 1,200 households and businesses in West Marin late Monday night. 

The driver bashed the pole—set on the edge of the winding Drakes View Drive just off Sir Francis Drake Boulevard— just before 11 p.m. The wreck caused outages to…