DORTCHES, NC – A driver of an 18-wheeler sustained minor injuries after attempting to merge into a left lane on I-95 and sideswiping a pickup truck Thursday. Once the vehicles collided, the pickup truck struck a guardrail. The big rig driver kept driving until the truck flipped over, according to CBS 17. North Carolina State […]
RALEIGH, NC – A crash between a semi-truck and a car on I-40 East called for a several-hour shutdown on the interstate just before Fayetteville Road Tuesday. The collision happened after 1:45 a.m., and all lanes reopened before 7:30 a.m., according to ABC 11. The events leading to the wreck, including reports of injuries, have […]
MOORESVILLE, NC – A 27-year-old man lost his life, and a Volvo tractor-trailer was injured after a three-vehicle collision on I-77 Wednesday. WFMY News 2 said the 27-year-old man appeared to have been speeding, which caused him to lose control of his 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse and then struck the semi-truck. Moments later, the truck then […]
LUMBERTON, NC – A log truck crashed and overturned, prompting NC Department of Transportation crews to shut down I-95 North along exit 13 for many hours Friday. Crews were set to have closures last until 4 p.m. However, workers were able to clear the crash earlier and reopened all northbound lanes around 1:30 p.m., WMBF […]
LEXINGTON, NC – A 48-year-old man lost his life after he crashed his 18-wheeler on East U.S. Highway 64 Tuesday, MyFox8 reports. Lexington police arrived at the scene at 10:30 p.m. and declared the victim, the driver and sole occupant of his truck, dead at the scene. He has since been identified as Charles Michael […]
NEAR STATESVILLE, NC – Medical helicopter personnel transported one person to a hospital after an I-77 chain-reaction crash involving two big rigs Thursday. The events unfolded around 2:30 p.m. when one semi-truck driver struck a second big rig, which led to a collision with six other vehicles, WCNC said. North Carolina Department of Transportation crews […]
WINSTON-SALEM, NC – Winston-Salem police are investigating the details behind a collision between a tractor-trailer and a vehicle that happened on U.S. 52 North Wednesday. WXII News Channel 12 said the crash took place between North Patterson Avenue and Motor Road. After arriving, officials closed at least one lane to accommodate the scene clearance and […]
SPENCER, NC – One person was pinned inside their car following a crash with a fire engine truck on I-85 South Saturday, WBTV said. The car driver had collided with the fire truck around midnight. According to authorities, the car struck the truck while fire crews were tending to another collision involving a fiery vehicle. […]
CLEMMONS, NC – A 74-year-old local man passed away, and a UPS delivery truck driver was hospitalized, following a head-on wreck on Gus Hill Road Monday. The local man was driving a blue Ford Explorer southbound when he drifted from his lane, causing the Explorer to strike the UPS truck, which was stopped for traffic, […]
JOHNSTON COUNTY, NC – Icy road conditions were a contributing factor for two semi-truck collisions, as well as several other crashes that happened across Johnson County Wednesday. WRAL News said in one truck collision, the driver of an XTR and tractor-trailer slid off I-70 West and crashed into a snowy ditch. The impact left some […]