Traffic Team 9 investigates uptick in crashes involving power poles across Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hundreds of people in northwest Charlotte lost power early Sunday morning after a tractor-trailer slammed into a power pole.

It happened at Beatties Ford Road near Miranda Road. It took Duke Energy power crews hours to install a new pole and get the lights back on for families.

Some didn’t get their power back on until after 9 a.m.

Channel 9 has been reporting on more and more of these crashes involving power poles. So what’s the reason behind them, and why are we seeing so many crashes involving power poles?

>> Watch the video above as Traffic Team 9′s Mark Taylor goes looking for answers.

Duke Energy technician electrocuted while crews fix power pole in northwest Charlotte Duke Energy technician electrocuted while crews fix power pole in northwest Charlotte

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