Traffic
Troopers Will Increase Patrols During Columbus Day Weekend
Inaugural ‘Operation Crash Reduction’ campaign begins The N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program and law enforcement officers are urging people to buckle up during one of the deadliest weekends for travelers.…
85 Year-Old Woman Struck And Killed In Parking Lot
An elderly Johnston County woman was struck and killed by a vehicle at the Pine Needle Plaza Shopping Center. The accident was reported at 11:59 AM today (Wednesday) in the…
Divided Town Council Approves New Road Name For Future Booker Dairy Road Extension
The Smithfield Town Council approved the names of three roads that will be impacted when the future Booker Dairy Road Extension opens by the end of the year. In a…
Traffic Shift Scheduled Wednesday On Highway 42 Near Clayton
A traffic shift needed for the Highway 42 East widening project near Clayton will occur Wednesday night. Starting at 8 p.m., contract workers will set up orange drums and direct…
3 Injured When Elementary School Bus, Car Collide
A Johnston County school bus headed to McGee’s Crossroads Elementary School with 21 students on board was involved in a collision with a passenger car this morning (Friday). The accident…
Lane Restrictions Friday On Highway 42 East
Contract crews will conduct lane closures on a stretch of N.C. 42 in Johnston County on Friday to make repairs to the pavement. The two-lane highway will be reduced to…
Eyewitnesses Rush To Help Victims Of Fatal Crash
The NC Highway Patrol is investigating a single vehicle crash this morning (Wednesday) that claimed the life of one person and injured three others. Eyewitnesses, including two law enforcement officers, who…
Two Vehicle Crash Injures 9 People
Nine people were injured after two vehicles collided Saturday afternoon on Buffalo Road at River Dell Run about two miles north of Wilson’s Mills. Seven of the 9 were transported…
Four Wilson County Bridges to Be Replaced
Bridges will be rebuilt one at a time Four bridges in Wilson County will be replaced over the coming years, thanks to a nearly $2.1 million grant the N.C. Department…
1 Killed, 3 Others Injured In Weekend Crash
The NC Highway Patrol is investigating a two vehicle accident that killed one person and injured three others. The collision happened at 10:22pm Saturday at the intersection of Hinnant-Edgerton Road at…
Pedestrian Struck By Log Truck
A pedestrian was run over by a log truck Monday afternoon on Thunder Road just off Highway 301 North of Four Oaks. Around 1:20pm a passing motorist discovered a man…
Clayton Motorcyclist Killed In Head On Crash
A 27 year-old Clayton man died instantly in head on collision involving his motorcycle and two passenger cars. The wreck happened late-Wednesday on Covered Bridge Road near the Neuse River Bridge.…
