Hit and run crash shuts down east Charlotte road in both directions

CHARLOTTE — Downed power lines on an east Charlotte road forced drivers to find alternate routes Monday morning as many headed back to work for the first time after Thanksgiving.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police had shut down Albemarle Road in both directions at about 5 a.m. A Channel 9 crew at the scene saw power lines down in the roadway near a gas station and a traffic light outage at the intersection of Albemarle Road and Farm Pond Lane.

According to CMPD’s traffic website, the crash was a hit and run that happened just before 7:30 p.m. Sunday. NDCOT officials estimated the road would reopen just after noon.

Law enforcement responded to another car that crashed into a power pole in northwest Charlotte at about 4:30 a.m. The crash happened on inbound Brookshire Boulevard at Oakdale Road.

Channel 9 crews could see the pole which appeared to be broken but still standing.

According to Mecklenburg EMS, nobody was hurt in either crash.

As of 5:30 a.m., Duke Energy’s outage map did not show any power outages in the area of either crash.

Channel 9 is checking to see how long Albemarle Road will remain closed.

Just before 2 a.m. Monday, first responders shut down Interstate 77 south near the Carowinds exit for a four-car crash. The Flint fire chief told Channel 9 one of the cars involved in the crash was going the wrong way.

The chief said crew cut the wrong-way driver out of the car but they refused to go to the hospital. The chief also said nobody else was seriously hurt.

The road has since reopened.

This is a developing story. Check back with wsoctv.com for updates.

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