DOZENS OF
ACCIDENTS ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA AS ROADS AND BRIDGES ICE OVER
Thursday, January 15, 2015 04:35AM
RALEIGH (WTVD) --
There were so many accidents reported Wednesday morning
on icy roads across the Triangle and central North Carolina it quickly got hard
to keep track. In Raleigh alone, the city had nearly 40 - compared to about a
dozen on a typical day. Freezing rain put a light glazing of ice mainly on
bridges and elevated surfaces. Among the dozens of trouble spots reported were
overpasses on I-540, Wade Avenue and some of the I-440 ramps, I-40, U.S. 70,
Highway 64, I-795, and I-85.
On U.S. Highway 64 in Nash County, a tractor-trailer
truck hit the car of a deputy helping a motorist in the Nashville area. Three
people were injured, including Deputy Matthew Joyner, were rushed to the
hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Two drivers were charged in
connection with the crash.
On I-540 at Creedmoor Road, a multi-vehicle accident
left one person hurt. Pictures from the scene showed a vehicle ran into a North
Carolina Highway Patrol officer's car, causing minor damage.
A taxi ran off the road at Hebron Road at West Avenue in
Durham and slammed into a tree. A black mustang was also involved in this wreck
but there weren't any serious injuries. On Erwin Road, a car ran off the
shoulder and down an embankment. It then crashed into a tree. The car suffered
serious damage to the front end of the car. At least one person was injured.
In Orange County, the ice was too much for a fire truck that was responding to an accident when it lost traction and flipped onto its side.
In Chatham County, a pick-up truck lost control on U.S. Highway 64 over Jordan Lake. The driver ended up crashing into a guard rail on the median. He got out and called for help but ended up jumping back into his truck when he saw a tractor trailer swerving and coming right for him. No one was seriously injured in that collision.
In Orange County, the ice was too much for a fire truck that was responding to an accident when it lost traction and flipped onto its side.
In Chatham County, a pick-up truck lost control on U.S. Highway 64 over Jordan Lake. The driver ended up crashing into a guard rail on the median. He got out and called for help but ended up jumping back into his truck when he saw a tractor trailer swerving and coming right for him. No one was seriously injured in that collision.
On I-40 West on the bridge over Gorman Street, a Wake
County Public Schools refueling truck overturned -- leaking a small amount of
fuel -- creating a hazardous materials situation.
In Orange County, a fire truck responding to an accident
flipped on its side on Phelps Road at Mason Keyon Road. All the firefighters
got out without serious injuries.