Police were directing traffic off North Main Street onto Depot Street because of a leaning utility pole. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)
Authorities closed North Main Street between Depot and Griffith Streets Monday morning after a minor two-vehicle wreck in front of the Davidson College Bookstore.
The wreck happened shortly after 7am, when a minivan and a pickup collided. One of the vehicles apparently struck a guy wire on utility pole on the east side of the street, and that pulled wires connected to another pole on the west side of Main Street, at Depot Street, across from the bookstore. That left the pole leaning and wires and a traffic light sagging.
Davidson firefighters and police were on the scene. Officials said there were no injuries.
Northbound traffic was been detoured off Main Street, down Depot Street, then over Jackson Street to Griffith Street. Southbound traffic on North Main Street had to detour on Jackson Street, then back to South Main Street near Town Hall.
Update on this: An accident report says the 2003 Ford pickup and the 2008 Chrysler minivan both were southbound on Main Street at around 7:10am when the pickup struck the minivan from behind. The pickup then continued across the northbound lane of Main Street, knocked down a Town of Davidson sign, and struck the utility pole guy wire. That impact spun the pickup around so that it wound up in the grass facing north. It also pulled over the pole across the street.
The pickup driver, a 36-year-old Charlotte woman, was cited for exceeding a safe speed for conditions and driving while her license was revoked.
Duke Energy was called to help with the slumping pole and light.