Accident articles related to Johnston County
A three-vehicle crash in Clayton, North Carolina has left one person dead and a teen driver injured. The crash occurred on Monday afternoon and involved a 2005 Toyota Camry, a 2017 Toyota Rav4, and a 2023 Honda CRV. Joan Ann Drake, 63, was pronounced dead at the scene.
A chase and crash at the intersection of Capital Boulevard has caused major delays. The driver was going more than 100 miles per hour on the roadway and the car was stolen from Johnston County. Six cars were involved in the crash.
Two tractor-trailers crashed on Interstate 40 on Tuesday, leaving one person dead. The crash caused the westbound lanes in Johnston County to be shut down for about seven hours. Eastbound lanes were bumper to bumper.
Roy Ward, from Leland, was driving a pilot car that was responsible for escorting a tractor-trailer carrying an oversized load. He was hit and killed by another tractor-trailer while checking on the parked vehicle on the shoulder of I-40 West.
A mother and 11-year-old daughter died in a two-vehicle crash in Johnston County on Friday. The crash occurred when the mother driving the SUV failed to stop at the stop sign and was T-boned by a dump truck outside of Benson. Two backseat passengers were ejected, and one of them died. Neighbors have witnessed 'crash after crash' pile up at the same intersection.
Two juveniles died in a two-vehicle crash in Johnston County on Friday when a driver in an SUV failed to stop at the stop sign and was T-boned by a dump truck outside of Benson. Two backseat passengers who weren't wearing a seatbelt were ejected. One of those passengers died. One other backseat passenger was also killed.