09/23/09 — Morning delay on 70

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Morning delay on 70

By News-Argus Staff
Published in News on September 23, 2009 1:46 PM

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News-Argus/MITCH LOEBER

MORNING ACCIDENT: Traffic was backed up and power was cut to about 1,700 customers in the Rosewood area this morning when a car struck a utility pole off U.S. 70 west of Goldsboro shortly after 6 a.m. Progress Energy officials said power was restored to between 400 and 500 customers within a half hour and most had been restored by 8 a.m. All lost power should be back on by noon, they said. Details on the accident were not available by press time.