Vehicle crash injures Mecklenburg deputy: "(By Steve Lyttle, slyttle@charlotteobserver.com) A Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office deputy was injured Monday morning when the vehicle he was driving crashed into a power pole in northwest Charlotte.
The crash knocked down power lines, closing a portion of Beatties Ford Road during the early part of the morning commute. Lanes were reopened by 7:30 a.m., however."