CLAYTON – A head-on collision Thursday morning in Johnston County sent two drivers to Wake Med and stopped morning rush hour traffic on Buffalo Road near Fire Department Road.
The accident, involving a Volkswagen and Ford SUV, happened around 6:30am as heavy fog drifted around the area. The driver of the Ford was trapped and required extrication.
Wilson’s Mills and Northside Fire departments responded with Johnston County EMS and the North Carolina State Highway Patrol to the scene. The accident remains under investigation.
I know it was foggy this morning but that is a bad intersection. What does it take for the county or state to realize there needs to be a stop light there? Someone getting killed. There are wrecks there constantly. It is so busy there that something needs to be done.
A stop light there would mean that the same idiots that pull out or cross in front of oncoming traffic now will just run the light or still cross in front of oncoming traffic. It’s not a difficult intersection to manage at all. People just do not know how to drive.
Actually Yes, they typically look at statistics and make decisions based on the number of accidents, injuries and deaths. If we can get a few more people to wreck there, maybe they’ll make a change.
it this was due to fog, they may have not seen the stop light in time either….
I just drove by there today. Based on the skid marks I saw and the location of the tree in the back of the second picture, this happened about 700 feet from the intersection.
Surprisingly, it was not at the intersection. It was in the 8300 section of Buffalo. The fog was awful. They either pulled out in front of them from a driveway, or crossed the center line.
I got it.. People need to just not be in a hurry all of the time. Slow down and pay attention..
People in the Raleigh, Garner, Durham area drive with no concern for life or limb.And People never SIGNAL what there intentions are. A new citizen to the area.