CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Police had to close a busy road for hours in north Charlotte early Monday morning after they said a car crashed into a power pole, knocking down power lines.
PHOTOS: Car slams into power pole in north Charlotte
Officers had Beatties Ford Road closed just south of Mount Holly-Huntersville Road after the car crashed into the pole around 12:30 a.m.
Fire officials told Channel 9 a car slammed into the power pole and that the driver then ran from the scene.
ON SCENE: Beatties Ford Road closed
Duke Energy officials were on scene working to repair the damage and police reopened the road around 11:30 a.m.
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Beatties Ford Road reopened after car slams into power pole
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