CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A portion of a major road in South End was shut down for hours Monday morning after a driver crashed into a utility pole, shearing it in half.
The wreck happened right before 3 a.m. on South Boulevard between Remount Road and Atherton Street, near Mac's Speed Shop.
Channel 9 crews at the scene could see one part of the pole in the road and the other suspended by power lines.
Police said the driver was not hurt.
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The inbound lanes of South Boulevard were blocked and the power lines were hanging so low that crews had to stop tractor-trailers and reroute them.
Repairs were completed around 8 a.m. and the road was reopened.
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