Traffic
NCDOT Proposes Changes To US 301, US 70
JOHNSTON COUNTY – The N.C. Department of Transportation is asking for public input on plans to improve access and safety on two major corridors between Smithfield and Selma. The department is…
Pedestrian Crash Claims Life Of 22 Year-Old Woman
KENLY – A pedestrian was struck and killed on Interstate 95 near Kenly. The accident happened around 9:30pm Friday. A Fayetteville couple and their special needs daughter had been traveling…
Fatal Car Crash Claims One Life, Leaves 3 Injured
BENSON – Authorities are investigating an early morning collision in southern Johnston County that claimed one life and injured three others. The accident was reported just after 12:00am today (Friday)…
Two Major Roads In Clayton Are Getting New Names
CLAYTON – Beginning February 10, two major roads in Clayton and Johnston County will receive new names as part of the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) redesignation of the…
One Person Injured In Two Car Collision
CLAYTON – One person was injured after two cars collided at the intersection of Ranch Road and Jack Road, Friday morning. The injured person was transported to an area hospital…
One Hurt In Hit And Run Crash
SMITHFIELD – Police are searching for a driver that struck another vehicle then fled from the scene. Officers said the accident happened January 17 around 3:51pm in the parking lot…
UTV Accident Injures Three People
ARCHER LODGE – Three people were injured when a UTV overturned Wednesday in Archer Lodge. The crash occurred on Covered Bridge Road near Buffalo Road. A witness reported the utility…
Slick Roads Blamed For Numerous Accidents
JOHNSTON COUNTY – The State Highway Patrol has responded to dozens of traffic accidents since Tuesday night after snow coated area roadways. This morning (Wednesday), one driver had just left…
Firefighters Extricate 3 People From Overturned Pickup
SMITHFIELD – Eastbound lanes of US 70 in West Smithfield were briefly closed Tuesday afternoon due to a single vehicle accident. Just before 4:00pm, a pickup truck traveling westbound on…
New Traffic Pattern For Garner Road
GARNER – Starting today (Friday), a section of N.C. 50 (Benson Road) features a newly updated traffic pattern. Contractors for the N.C. Department of Transportation have completed their work, and…
3 Injured In Rear-End Buffalo Road Crash
CLAYTON – A three-car rear-end accident on Buffalo Road at Clark Pond Road damaged three vehicles and sent all three drivers to the hospital. Just before 4:00pm Wednesday, a northbound…
4 Hurt After Serious Crash
SMITHFIELD – Four people were transported to Wake Medical Center after a passenger car and small van collided. The accident occurred just after 11:00am today (Tuesday) on N. Brightleaf Boulevard…
