CANDLER, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A single-vehicle crash on Monte Vista Road disrupted traffic in Candler on Sunday morning, closing part of the roadway for more than an hour while emergency crews worked at the scene.

The crash happened around 9:30 a.m. near Bascom Lane when an SUV left the roadway. Emergency responders shut down one lane of traffic as crews worked to remove the driver and recover the vehicle.

A North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper administers a field sobriety test following a single-vehicle crash on Monte Vista Road in Candler on Sunday morning.

North Carolina State Highway Patrol troopers and emergency responders work the scene of a single-vehicle crash on Monte Vista Road in Candler on Sunday morning.

North Carolina State Highway Patrol troopers and emergency responders work the scene of a single-vehicle crash on Monte Vista Road in Candler on Sunday morning.

An SUV is pulled from the trees after leaving Monte Vista Road near Bascom Lane in Candler on Sunday.

A trooper with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol was seen conducting a field sobriety test on a man believed to have been driving the SUV. The man was later placed in handcuffs and taken from the scene.

No information about injuries or charges was immediately available.

Traffic resumed shortly before 11 a.m. as crews cleared the crash site.