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91-year-old woman dies after getting hit by car while riding mobility scooter

Raleigh police said the crash happened near the intersection of Country Trail and Glenwood Avenue.

Eric Miller, WRAL multimedia journalist


Overturned truck carrying explosives causes day-long detour from U.S. 64 through Rocky Mount

Drivers were inconvenienced, homes and businesses evacuated and one man charged with exceeding a safe speed in Rocky Mount Friday.

Keenan Willard, WRAL eastern North Carolina reporter


Mail truck overturns on I-95, spilling packages across roadway

Interstate 95 reopened Wednesday in Cumberland County after an overturned mail truck spilled packages all over the road.

Michael Grace, WRAL multimedia journalist

Fatal car accident durham, nc yesterday


Fender bender leads to violent attack on car

A Houston driver's car was destroyed after a fender bender led to a violent road rage attack.


'I waited up all night for her, and she didn't come home': Friends remember college students killed in crash

Friends are remembering Cornisha Shaw and Courtney Simms, who died after a crash last week in Durham.

Sarah Krueger, WRAL Durham reporter


Friends remember two women killed in Durham crash

Friends are remembering Cornisha Shaw and Courtney Simms, who died after a crash last week in Durham.


14-year-old Durham girl hit, killed by car while trick-or-treating

A teenage girl was killed in Guilford County on Halloween night while she was trick-or-treating.

Louie Tran, WXII reporter


Driver breaks window to escape from car submerged in Johnston County creek

A driver hydroplaned in heavy rain Tuesday and ended up in a creek in Johnston County.


NC woman sentenced to prison after DA says she caused fatal crash being high on Dust-Off

Authorities said the crash was caused by the woman being high on prescription medications and a cleaning spray known as Dust-Off, which contains difluoroethane, a colorless, liquefied hydrocarbon gas.

WECT Staff / WRAL News



4 cars involved in crash on I-440 in Raleigh, heavy delays reported

Heavy delays were reported during the Tuesday morning commute after a multi-car crash on Interstate 440.

Michael Grace, WRAL multimedia journalist


Classmates, friends distraught over Moore County teen's death in crash

Authorities say 16-year-old John David De La Cruz Santos died early Saturday morning.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter


Moore County teen dies in crash

Authorities say 16-year-old John David De La Cruz Santos died early Saturday morning when the car he was driving crashed on Roseland Road near Aberdeen.


Southern Pines teen killed, two others injured in crash early Saturday

A16-year-old driver died and his two passengers were injured early Saturday when their car ran off the road and struck a tree.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter


4 kids hurt after mother falls asleep at the wheel, crashes into tree

The driver was expected to face multiple charges, including driving with a revoked driver's license and driving without insurance.


Highway Patrol: 4 children seriously injured after mother falls asleep at the wheel, crashes into tree near Clayton

The driver was expected to face multiple charges, including driving with a revoked driver's license, no insurance and other serious charges.

John Payne, WRAL photojournalist


Head-on crash near Tarboro kills mother, daughter

A head-on crash along N.C. Highway 33 near Tarboro on Friday afternoon killed a mother and a daughter.

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Crash on I-95 sends 1 to hospital with critical injuries

A crash on I-95 near Four Oaks sent the driver of a Jeep SUV to Wake Med with critical injuries, and closed both southbound lanes, late Saturday evening.


Driver critically injured in crash after trying pass car on I-95 near Four Oaks, authorities say

Witnesses said that at around 10 p.m. they saw the driver of a Jeep SUV driving recklessly. They then saw the driver pass on a shoulder near the I-95 South exit to Four Oaks.

John Payne, WRAL photojournalist


2 dead, 1 seriously injured after driver crashes into tree in Durham

Two people are dead after a late-night crash in Durham.



Overnight crash in Durham kills 2, injures 1

Two people are dead after a late-night crash in Durham. Police say an Audi SUV ran off the road and struck a tree shortly before midnight on Fayetteville Street near Timothy Avenue.


Pedestrian dies after being hit by car on New Bern Avenue in Raleigh

A pedestrian died after being hit by a car on Friday night in east Raleigh, police said.

WRAL Staff


Pedestrian dies after being hit by two vehicles near Duke University in Durham

A pedestrian was killed on Thursday night in Durham after being hit by two vehicles.

Eric Miller, WRAL multimedia journalist


One killed in pedesterian crash in Durham

A pedestrian was hit near the intersection of Erwin Road and Cameron Boulevard. The person died from their injuries.


Car crashes into power pole in Johnston County

A crash on Wednesday brought down a power pole in Johnston County.