HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — Nearly 200 people were without power in Huntersville early Friday morning after police said someone crashed into a power pole and then drove off.
The collision happened on Huntersville-Concord Road, west of Poplar Tent Road, knocking over the power pole.
The road was closed because of the lines scattered across the roadway.
Duke Energy told Channel 9 that power was restored to the area around 8 a.m. It was not clear when the road would be reopened.
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