A single-vehicle crash Friday night sent a driver to jail, possibly facing several charges, and left a power pole damaged. The crash happened in the 500 block of Star Ridge Road in Carthage shortly after 10 p.m.
According to authorities on scene, the driver of a Ford truck was traveling east on Star Ridge Road toward Joel Road when the vehicle left the roadway in the area of Weatherford Lane.
The truck traveled along an embankment before hitting a power pole on the passenger side, then spun around and overturned before coming to a stop on its roof in the roadway.
The impact caused the power pole to split about halfway up, but it was still intact.
The truck was heavily damaged in the crash, including the driver’s rear wheel being completely ripped off and part of the exhaust being torn off. When the truck struck the power pole, a section of the bed was ripped away from the truck as well.
There was debris, including an exhaust pipe and broken pieces of the rear wheel, scattered over 100 yards along both sides of the road.
A close-up of the damage.
A person traveling through the area stopped and picked up the driver, who did not show any obvious injuries, and took him home a short distance away on Vass-Carthage Road.
Authorities located the driver at home, and he was brought back to the scene.
He was checked out by EMS and released back into the custody of North Carolina State Highway Patrol before being taken to jail for several pending charges.
Star Ridge Road was shut down at Weatherford Lane while crews worked the scene and the vehicle was removed.
Duke Energy was on scene replacing the broken power pole.
N.C. Highway Patrol investigated the crash.
Responding units were Carthage Fire Department, Moore County EMS, Moore County Sheriff’s Office, and N.C. Highway Patrol.
Daniel Gwyn | Reporter
Article and photos by Sandhills Sentinel reporter Daniel Gwyn. Daniel has been reporting breaking news for Sandhills Sentinel since 2020.
To sign up for the free Sandhills Sentinel breaking news e-newsletter, please click here.
Follow Sandhills Sentinel: Facebook | X | Instagram | YouTube | TikTok | Threads | Newsletter
