Crash knocks out power to about 500 in southern Wake County

Thursday, January 28, 2016
RALEIGH (WTVD) -- About 500 people woke up to no power in southern Wake County Thursday morning.

It happened around 2 a.m. when a car slammed into a power pole on Rock Service Station Road just north of Highway 42.
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The driver apparently got out of the vehicle and tried to run but was later caught.

The road was not expected to reopen until later Thursday morning.



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