Traffic
Police Investigating Early-Morning Fatal Accident
CLAYTON – Clayton Police are investigating and early morning accident that claimed the life of a 68 year-old man. The accident was reported at 2:25 a.m. today (Wednesday) on N.…
Motorcyclist And Passenger Seriously Injured After Collision With Vehicle
SMITHFIELD – Two people sustained serious injuries after their motorcycle collided with a vehicle. The collision occurred at 5:04 p.m. Sunday, July 20 on Market Street at Third Street in…
Buffalo Road Collision Injures Driver
SELMA – One person was hospitalized following a single-vehicle accident on Buffalo Road near the Oil Terminals in Selma. The collision occurred around noon on Tuesday. The driver was traveling…
Four Injured In Golf Cart Crash
FOUR OAKS – Four youths were injured in a golf cart accident. The collision happened around 4:30 p.m. Thursday on Ridgemoore Court, off Sanders Street, in the Four Oaks city…
Driver Dies In Single Vehicle Accident
SAMPSON COUNTY – One person died in a single vehicle accident Thursday in Sampson County. The State Highway Patrol responded to the 6:36 p.m. crash on Pumpkintown Road near the…
Police Investigate Attempted Vehicular Assault
SMITHFIELD – An employee at a Smithfield convenience store narrowly avoided being hit by a car driven by an alleged shoplifting suspect. Police have obtained security camera video and are…
Driverless Car Strikes Pedestrian In Parking Lot
SMITHFIELD – A pedestrian was transported to WakeMed after he was struck by a driverless car. The incident happened July 12 around 11:02 a.m. on N. Brightleaf Boulevard near Waddell…
Motorist Charged With Habitual Impaired Driving And Child Abuse
SMITHFIELD – A 33 year-old Johnston County man was arrested on numerous charges including habitual impaired driving. Quentin Terrell Benjamin of Cypress Court, Selma was arrested July 9 around 8:35…
Johnston County Bridge Preservation Will Require Lane Closures
SMITHFIELD – Two bridges in Johnston County will undergo preservation work thanks to a $1.9 million contract awarded last week by the state Transportation Department. American Civil Constructors West Coast LLC…
Motorcycle And SUV Collide
SELMA – The State Highway Patrol is investigating a collision involving a motorcycle and SUV. The crash happened around 2:00 p.m. today (Tuesday) on NC Highway 96 North at the…
Selma Awards Street Resurfacing Contract
SELMA – Several city streets will have a smoother ride after the Selma Town Council awarded a street resurfacing contract. Three companies bid on the project. Coastline Contracting was the…
Wrong-Way Driver Causes Head-On Collision
BENSON – A wrong-way driver caused a head-on collision that closed a section of Interstate 40 in Johnston County overnight. Around 11:18 p.m. Saturday, the Highway Patrol was notified of…
