The scene on the 600 block of Concord Road, where police arrested a man for resisting arrest and drug charges. (Andrew Wilkins/DavidsonNews.net)

Updated 6:15pm

Davidson Police used a stun gun or Taser as they arrested a man on Concord Road Friday afternoon after he resisted arrest. Read the full story

It’s no secret that traffic is bad at the Main Street / Concord Road intersection during rush hour, but town leaders need more information about the root cause of the backup before they determine next steps, board members said Tuesday at their regular board meeting. Also Tuesday, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Heath Morrison stopped by to introduce himself and field questions from board members, and board members voted to allow electronic advertising for construction and service bids. Read below for details. Read the full story

Police are investigating a string of vehicle thefts this week, including a Saturn Ion that was reported stolen from Shearer Street and a Honda Civic that went missing from the North Harbor Club. Officers also found a Honda Accord that had been stolen from Statesville soon after receiving the second stolen vehicle report. On July 20, Concord Road was closed briefly after a Las Vegas woman’s car struck a parked car and rolled over.  And we also have a warning from a resident who lost an expensive bike to theft. Read the full story

Davidson firefighters over the past week responded to an automobile wreck on Concord Road as well as variety of false alarms and smoke detector activations. Details on these incidents and a tally of the week’s 17 medical calls may be found below. Read the full story

These signs were installed on Concord Road last year when the NC DOT resurfaced the road. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

By ROLEY ALTIZER

Since the spring of 2004, I’ve been obsessed with walking. From Dec. 14, 2004, (the day I started keeping records) to Dec. 5, 2011, I had walked 8,220 miles throughout town.

I started walking during the spring of 2004 as part of my rehabilitation after having brain surgeries—after I could be trusted to walk from McConnell to the Post Office and back.

I’ve always been an observant and analytical person, so during my years of walking I’ve made hundreds of mental notes about pedestrian safety here in town. Read the full story

Emergency workers helped an occupant of a vehicle that struck a utility pole on Concord Road Monday. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Updated Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011
A driver lost control of his car and struck a telephone pole on Concord Road around 11:35 a.m. on Monday. A woman passenger appeared to have minor injuries after the crash, which closed the town’s main east-west street for a while. Read the full story

Drivers stopped Thursday for a man crossing Concord Road at Faculty Drive, where a new sign has been installed. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Someone has hung a Christmas wreath on a telephone pole at the Concord Road crosswalk where Davidson College Professor Rob Whitton was struck by a car the night of Nov. 3. This week, the town began the first of a series of planned improvements prompted by the fatal incident, installing new warning signs in the middle of the road at Faculty Drive and three other crossings. Meanwhile, improved lighting also is in the works for Concord Road, town officials said. Read the full story

New details surfaced this week regarding the Sept. 26 motor vehicle collision on Concord Road in which a Pineville man’s Honda rolled over. A Davidson Police Department report states that the Honda was traveling at approximately 40 mph, and witnesses said the driver may have been unconscious from a medical incident at the time of the collision.

The Honda’s front driver side wheel dug into the asphalt following the collision and caused the vehicle to flip, rear over front. (See the original news report, “2 hurt in Concord Road crash”).  Details on this incident and others (along with a tally of the week’s arrests, citations, and traffic enforcement) may be found below. Read the full story