Traffic
Driver Charged After Allegedly Leaving Crash Scene With Injured Child
SMITHFIELD, N.C. –– A Benson man is facing multiple charges after police said he wrecked a pickup on Wal-Pat Road, left the scene with two children and was later located…
NC Quick Pass Now Accepted For Toll Payments In Four Additional States
New partnerships allow customers to pay tolls in 23 states and growing RALEIGH, N.C. – NC Quick Pass customers with a transponder can now pay tolls electronically in four additional…
I-40 Reconstruction Advances As New Data Refines Cost, Schedule
HARMON DEN, N.C. – New geotechnical information gathered during reconstruction of Interstate 40 through the Pigeon River Gorge has provided engineers a more complete picture of conditions beneath the roadway,…
NCDMV Revokes License Of NC Virtual Driver’s Ed
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. – The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles has revoked the business license of NC Virtual Driver’s Ed, LLC and all licenses held by its instructors following an…
Work Begins On $12.3 Million Covered Bridge Road Project
ARCHER LODGE, N.C. – Construction began Tuesday on a $12.3 million project to widen a section of Covered Bridge Road in the Archer Lodge area. The N.C. Department of Transportation…
Statewide DWI Enforcement Campaign Begins Ahead Of Labor Day
RALEIGH, N.C. – Drivers across North Carolina can expect increased impaired-driving enforcement beginning Monday as the state launches its annual Labor Day “Booze It & Lose It” campaign. The statewide…
Couple Unhurt, Pizza Lost In US 70 Crash
SELMA, N.C. – A Wilson’s Mills couple escaped injury Saturday afternoon after their car slid off US 70 and struck two trees just west of Buffalo Road. The single-vehicle crash…
Car, Electric Bike Collide On NC 42 East
CLAYTON, N.C. – A 25-year-old electric bike rider suffered minor injuries Saturday afternoon in a collision with a passenger car on NC 42 East near Buffalo Road. The accident occurred…
School Bus Rear-Ended Near Four Oaks
FOUR OAKS, N.C. – No injuries were reported after a Johnston County Public Schools bus was rear-ended Thursday morning while stopping to pick up a student. The crash happened on…
Highway Patrol Investigating Fatal Benson-Area Crash
BENSON, N.C. – An 83-year-old man died after his vehicle ran off Benson Hardee Road, struck a fence and ruptured a gas line, according to the North Carolina State Highway…
Smithfield Police Investigating Two-Vehicle Crash
SMITHFIELD, N.C. – Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of South Fifth Street and Holt Street. The collision, reported around 2 p.m., involved…
N.C. 42 Bridge Over U.S. 301 Set For 120-Day Closure
WILSON, N.C. – A 64-year-old bridge on N.C. 42 will close for about four months beginning Tuesday, Aug. 25, while contractors complete a major rehabilitation project. The N.C. Department of…
