Durham crash closes Fayetteville Street

DURHAM -- Fayetteville Street, between Dupree Street and Dunbar Street, was closed in Durham Friday morning after a car hit a power pole.

It appears a driver was intoxicated when he crashed around 5:30 a.m. - as he was failing field sobriety tests at the scene.

The impact knocked down power lines - knocking out power to homes in the immediate area.

Police set up a detour around the crash.

The road reopened Friday afternoon.

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