{"id":7749,"date":"2025-04-18T13:56:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T18:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/?p=7749"},"modified":"2025-04-18T13:56:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T18:56:17","slug":"18-wheeler-attempts-to-merge-causing-sideswipe-injury-crash-in-dortches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/north-carolina-truck-accidents\/18-wheeler-attempts-to-merge-causing-sideswipe-injury-crash-in-dortches\/","title":{"rendered":"18-wheeler attempts to merge, causing sideswipe injury crash in Dortches\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DORTCHES, NC \u2013 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.<\/p>\n<p>Once the vehicles collided, the pickup truck struck a guardrail. The big rig driver kept driving until the truck flipped over, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/news\/local-news\/crash-involving-overturned-tractor-trailer-closes-1-lane-of-i-95-in-nash-county-ncshp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS 17<\/a>. North Carolina State Highway Patrol and State Department of Transportation crews arrived at the northbound lanes around 6:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>After arriving, officials closed one lane for the scene clearance process and left the right lane open to accommodate the flow of traffic.<\/p>\n<p>The pickup truck driver was spared from injuries, and no criminal charges have been filed against the 18-wheeler operator.<\/p>\n<p>Troopers are continuing to pinpoint the events that led to the crash.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1Kinl6JWGk8rmwaYbKZ_TyNuMstIcDxs&amp;ehbc=2E312F&amp;noprof=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you were involved in a truck-related collision, filing a lawsuit against the at-fault driver can be an effective way to hold them accountable. With help from our <a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>North Carolina truck accident lawyer<\/strong><\/a>, you can recover fair and full compensation for your injuries, vehicle repairs, hospital bills, and more. Be met with compassionate and premier legal guidance today. You can book a free, no-risk consultation by calling Truck Accident Lawyers LLC at <a href=\"tel:+18887745836\"><strong>(888) 774-5836<\/strong><\/a> or reaching out <a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>online<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DORTCHES, NC \u2013 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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-north-carolina-truck-accidents"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7749"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7749\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7755,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7749\/revisions\/7755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}