BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — Eyewitness News reporter Dave Faherty learned Drexel Road at Greentree Acres Road has been shut down as highway patrol respond to an ice-related crash.
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Officials said a teenage driver lost control on black ice along Drexel Road around 7:45 a.m. Friday and took out a power pole.
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The road is expected to be closed for hours, according to Burke County officials.
No additional information has been released.
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