A recent wreck in Asheboro is yet another incident of a driver not paying attention to motorcyclists. The wreck happened on Foxworthy Road when apparently a white truck was driving in the wrong lane forcing motorcyclist Carl Maynard off the road. Fortunately, Mr. Maynard survived the wreck. For more, click here.
Continue reading ›A terrible wreck on NC 111 has resulted in the death of Paul Burch of Duplin County. The wreck apparently occurred when a Marine from Camp Lejeune drove a 15 passenger van left of the center line and collided with the car driven by Mr. Burch. Apparently, the van is a government owned vehicle. For…
Continue reading ›A terrible wreck this weekend in Robeson County has claimed two lives. Apparently, the driver of a 1996 Mercury ran off Mount Tabor Road and struck a tree. The driver, Sergio Torres, and his passenger, Christian Chaves, were both pronounced dead at the scene.
Continue reading ›As reported by the Winston-Salem Journal, a terrible wreck in wintry conditions has resulted in the death of a Belews Creek resident. Michael Stewart died when the car he was riding in crossed the center line on Old Walkertown Road and struck a van coming in the other direction. The driver of the car, Brandon…
Continue reading ›In a sad and terrible incident, a subcontractor working on water lines for the City of Winston-Salem has died after gas from a pipe knocked him unconscious. The worker, Herman Wilson, was working on an empty line when gas entered the space where he was working. Two other workers, Greg Comer and Pedro Gutierrez-Tava, were…
Continue reading ›A major leak of ammonia from a chicken processing plant in Hoke County forced the evacuation of about 800 people living near the plant. The plant, run by North Carolina based House of Raeford, apparently sent about 6000 pounds of the toxic ammonia into the air. It is also reported that this was the third…
Continue reading ›In a terrible wreck, a pick-up truck hit a school bus in front of High Falls Elementary School in Montgomery County. The accident happened in Highway 22 and it appears that the school bus was turning when the pick-up truck struck the bus. A Montgomery County man, Danny Greene, lost his life in the wreck…
Continue reading ›According to a recent article I read, one North Carolina county experienced fewer fatal traffic wrecks and fewer injury wrecks in 2010 compared to 2009. Burke County has seven traffic related fatalities in 2010 compared with 10 in 2009. The county had 432 injury accidents in 2010 compared to 473 injury accidents in 2010. Statewide,…
Continue reading ›A terrible wreck in outside of Sanford in Lee County has claimed one life and injured two. The wreck happened when Robert Anthony Young apparently crossed the center line of St. Andrews Church Road and hit a minivan driven by Jesus Sauzo of Sanford. Sadly, Mr. Young was killed in the wreck. A passenger in…
Continue reading ›In a tragic and terrible wreck, a suspected impaired driver struck a broken down driver along Interstate 440 early Saturday morning near New Bern Avenue. Apparently, Adolphus Cannady and Donsha Worsley were pushing their broken down car when it was hit by a car driven by Michael Newkirk. Mr. Newkirk has been charged with driving…
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