According to North Carolina Highway Patrol state troopers, a Sept. 21 car crash killed one man and injured another. Both men were passengers in a Dodge Durango being driven by a third man. Police say that the driver was attempting to make a left turn and lost control...
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Many say cars need backup cameras
North Carolina residents may be interested in learning about an act passed by Congress in 2007, which ordered the Transportation Department to have a mandate in place by 2011 stating that back-up cameras or similar warning devices should be installed in all new light...
NC woman suspected of hit-and-run arrested
A woman wanted by the North Carolina state highway patrol was arrested Sept. 16 by U.S. Marshalls in Pilot Mountain. The 27-year-old woman was wanted for felony hit and run causing serious bodily injury resulting from an accident on Aug. 28 off N.C. Highway 89 near...
Man facing DUI homicide charges after posting video confession
North Carolina readers may have heard the recent news regarding an Ohio drunk driver who posted a video online confessing that he had killed someone while driving under the influence. Over two months after the accident, the man was indicted by a grand jury on charges...
Three dump truck deaths in one day in North Carolina
Three separate dump truck accidents in North Carolina on Sept. 3 claimed three lives, according to police. In one, the truck driver ran off the road. In a second mishap, a construction worker died. In the third accident, a motorist was killed by falling debris. In the...
Utility workers hit by SUV on U.S. 17
On Aug. 27 at approximately 1:45 p.m., two North Carolina utility workers were struck by a Ford Explorer on U.S. 17 in Hampstead; one of them was killed. The men were employed by a Holly Springs-based company that installs fiber optic cables. They had put safety cones...
More charges filed in fatal motorcycle accident
North Carolina residents might be interested to hear that more charges were filed against a 32-year-old man who was driving an SUV that hit a motorcyclist. The accident occurred on Highway 17 on Barden Street on the evening of Aug. 19. The man was driving a 2009 Ford...
AAA Carolinas lists most dangerous counties for driving
North Carolina residents might be interested to hear that AAA Carolinas has released its annual list of the most dangerous counties in North Carolina for driving. The report is broken down into three primary categories, one of which is for collisions, one for...
North Carolina man sues bar after fatal DUI crash
The estate of a drunk driver killed in a fatal accident is being sued by a former North Carolina legislator who was injured in the crash. The lawsuit, which was filed on July 23, is seeking $10,000 each in punitive and compensatory damages. The man who died in the...
Former state legislator files lawsuit over fatal DUI crash
A former North Carolina state legislator recently filed a lawsuit stemming from a 2011 car crash that resulted in the death of the other car's driver. The man who was killed was a friend. The two became friends after they both ran against each other for election for...


