Accidents that occured in North Carolina or impacted North Carolina residents.
Two pedestrians in Cary were taken to the hospital after being struck by a United States Postal Service vehicle driven by a postal employee with a revoked license. The incident occurred on Monday afternoon. The victims suffered minor injuries and the driver was cited for driving with a revoked license and failure to yield to pedestrians.
At least one person was hurt after a car drove through a home in Huntersville. The incident occurred on Lawther Road in the Mirabella Estates neighborhood. The driver of the car was taken to the hospital and nobody suffered any serious injuries.
A mother and her 4-year-old child died in a tragic crash in Moore County. The accident occurred on N.C. Highway 690 at Lobelia Road and Morrison Bridge Road. The mother crossed the center line and collided head-on with another car, resulting in the death of her child and later her own.
A mother and her 4-year-old child died during a head-on crash in Moore County. The mother, Dakota Sky Morris-Zolman, crossed the center line on Highway 690 and hit another car head-on. Her son, Isaiah Thyme Morris, was not properly restrained and died at the scene.
Three family members, including a 12-year-old boy, died and four others were hurt in a multi-vehicle crash in Midland, NC. The crash occurred on Highway 24/27 near Bethel School Road. The driver of a van swerved into oncoming traffic, causing the collision.
A fatal crash occurred in Charlotte-Mecklenburg on Park Road. Joseph Richard Wash died at the scene due to injuries sustained in the crash. Excessive speed and alcohol were determined to be factors in the accident.
Two Halifax County deputies were injured when a stolen truck crashed into two marked patrol cars during a multi-county chase in what the sheriff's office called a 'horrific series of events.' The suspect, who committed a violent assault and carjacking in Nash County, was pursued by Halifax County deputies until the crash occurred. The deputies and the suspect were taken to different hospitals for treatment.
Bags of cash fell off an armored vehicle in an accident in Charlotte, resulting in nearly $100k going missing. The incident occurred on Thursday morning when bins fell off a Gardaworld armored truck on Sunset Road near I-77. The police are investigating the incident and the missing cash.
A pickup truck slammed into the side of a school bus in Charlotte, injuring four students and the driver. The incident occurred on Thursday evening. The pickup truck's front end was still smashed into the side of the school bus.
One person was killed in a fiery crash involving a tractor-trailer on Interstate 85 northbound in Gastonia. The crash occurred on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 31. The Gastonia Police Department reported that the tractor-trailer ran off the road, collided with trees, and caught on fire.