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Charlotte traffic: Injury wrecks Tuesday morning

By Joe Marusak

jmarusak@charlotteobserver.com
Medic treated the driver of this vehicle at the scene, after the vehicle struck a wood utility pole in the 1800 block of Merriman Avenue, near West Boulevard and South Tryon Street Tuesday morning. The wreck happened about 8 a.m., Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said.
Medic treated the driver of this vehicle at the scene, after the vehicle struck a wood utility pole in the 1800 block of Merriman Avenue, near West Boulevard and South Tryon Street Tuesday morning. The wreck happened about 8 a.m., Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said. Davie Hinshaw: dhinshaw@charlotteobserver.com

Medic treated a driver at the scene after his vehicle struck a wood utility pole Tuesday morning in the 1800 block of Merriman Avenue, near West Boulevard and South Tryon Street.

The wreck happened about 8 a.m., Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said.

Shortly before 8 a.m., Charlotte-Mecklenburg police also responded to an injury wreck at Mountain Island Drive and Rozzelles Ferry Road, off Brookshire Boulevard.

Marusak: 704-358-5067;

Twitter: @jmarusak

This story was originally published June 30, 2015 at 6:00 AM with the headline "Charlotte traffic: Injury wrecks Tuesday morning."

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