Power lines came down on one car, an electric vehicle, and caused it to catch on fire.
"I slept in my car for a while but it was like a furnace inside."
Durham police said the deadly accident happened at the Anderson St. and Morehead Ave intersection.
St. Mary's Street was closed from Clay Street to Brooklyn Street due to a downed utility pole.
Clayton Police say a 22-year-old man found dead in a Thursday night car crash in Clayton was stabbed.
A driver hit a utility pole on Hillandale Road in Durham on Tuesday morning, causing traffic problems and knocking out power for nearly 1,000 people.