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UPDATE: Smithfield Man Charged After Head-On Collision Critically Injures One Person
SMITHFIELD — A Smithfield man has been charged with causing a head-on collision Monday afternoon that left one person critically injured. Smithfield Police said the crash happened at 4:39 P.M.…
Clayton Woman Faces Multiple Charges After DWI Arrest
CLAYTON — A 45-year-old Clayton woman faces multiple charges following her arrest for allegedly driving while impaired. Amy Lynn Young, of Breland Drive, was stopped by a Johnston County sheriff’s…
State Shifting NEVI Strategy To Put EV Charging Stations Where Needed Most
RALEIGH – North Carolina transportation officials are hoping a strategic shift will allow them to buildout electric vehicle charging stations in more places where they are needed. The N.C. Department…
Box Truck Hits Brick Column At Food Lion
SMITHFIELD — A box truck sideswiped a brick column outside the Food Lion on W. Market Street Monday afternoon, causing bricks to fall to the ground. No pedestrians were hit…
Two Teens Killed In Head-On Crash
SAMPSON COUNTY – Two people were killed Friday morning in a head-on crash involving a passenger vehicle and a tractor-trailer in Sampson County. The State Highway Patrol said the collision…
Car Slams Into Convenience Store
BENSON — A vehicle crashed into the side of a Benson convenience store Wednesday afternoon, injuring one person and forcing the business to close. The crash happened at Benson Mart,…
Crash Knocks Out Traffic Lights, Snarls Downtown Traffic
SMITHFIELD — A tractor-trailer crash brought traffic to a crawl in downtown Smithfield on Wednesday afternoon after the truck struck a utility pole and sent traffic lights crashing down at…
Deputies Say Selma Driver Fled Before Pulling Over
JOHNSTON COUNTY — What started as a routine traffic stop on NC Highway 39 North near the Wake County line ended with an arrest. On Jan. 13 around 11:27 p.m.,…
UPDATE: Hit-And-Run Driver Arrested After Fatal Crash
SAMPSON COUNTY – Authorities arrested a woman Sunday morning in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a 17-year-old girl Saturday night on U.S. 421 in Sampson County. State troopers…
State Troopers Charge 19 Year-Old With DWI After Crash
HARNETT COUNTY – A 19-year-old Benson man was arrested on driving while impaired charges following a single-vehicle crash Friday night in Harnett County. Erwin Fire Rescue was dispatched at 10:44…
Drunk Driver Arrested At EMS Station
FOUR OAKS — A Virginia man was arrested Saturday morning after deputies said he pulled his vehicle into the parking lot of a Johnston County EMS station while impaired. Kevin…
Habitual Drunk Driver Arrested Again
SELMA — A man with previous impaired driving convictions was arrested early Sunday morning after deputies reportedly found him unresponsive behind the wheel of his truck on a Johnston County…
