RALEIGH – The N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program wants drivers from Murphy to Manteo to slow down and is reinforcing that message with its “Speed A Little, Lose A Lot” campaign through the end of March. … read more »
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‘Speed A Little, Lose A Lot’ Campaign Launches Monday
Rosewood High School Bus Involved in Minor Accident
A Rosewood High School school bus was involved in a minor traffic accident on Wednesday morning at the intersection of N.C. Hwy 581 and Rosewood Rd.… read more »
“Operation Firecracker” Reminders Motorists Not to Drink and Drive
RALEIGH – The North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program is reminding drivers and boaters not to drink and drive this Fourth of July.
That was the message from traffic safety officials and law enforcement officers at Wednesday’s launch in Raleigh of anti-drunk driving campaigns aimed at automobile drivers and boaters.
Officials were at the Falls Lake Upper Barton Creek Boating Access Area in Raleigh for Wednesday morning’s launch of the “Operation Firecracker Booze It & Lose It” and “Operation Dry Water” campaigns.… read more »
State Highway Patrol Preparing for Busy Summer Travel Season
With approximately 35 million motorists projected to take to the roadways this Memorial Day weekend, the State Highway Patrol is making preparations to ensure safe travel on our states approximately 80,000 miles of roadway. As the Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start to summer, AAA predicts that the number of people who will travel by…… read more »
“Click It or Ticket” Campaign Kicks Off Today
Fasten your seatbelts – summer’s heating up, and so is the statewide Memorial Day Click It or Ticket enforcement campaign, which kicked off Monday, May 23. Through June 5, law enforcement officers in Wayne County and all 99 other NC counties will be patrolling the roads to make sure citizens are buckling up, whether they’re…… read more »
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Mar-Mac Firefighters Assist Woman Trapped In Car After Crash With Truck [Photos]
(GDN) – Wayne County EMS and the Mar-Mac Fire Department were dispatched to the scene of a two-vehicle accident involving a car and truck on Genoa Road and 117 Bypass. Firefighters had to use their extraction tools and remove both doors from the car to free the female driver trapped inside. Meanwhile, EMS workers assisted…… read more »
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No One Hurt In Crash Between Semi And SUV Near Mount Olive [Photo Gallery]
(GDN) – It was a close call between an 18-wheeler and an SUV pulling a boat at the intersection of Highway 55 West and Grantham School Road near Mount Olive. On Friday, April 29, 2022 firefighters from Smith Chapel and Wayne County EMS responded to the scene. Officials say EMS workers attempted to assist the…… read more »
Highway Patrol to Participate In Operation SafeDRIVE
(GDN)–The North Carolina State Highway Patrol will again join forces with law enforcement partners in adjoining states to conduct a concentrated highway traffic enforcement period as part of Operation SafeDRIVE (Distracted Reckless Impaired Visibility Enforcement). Operation efforts aim to eliminate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) traffic collisions through periods of high visibility enforcement along the southeast…… read more »
NC 111 Crash Leaves One Dead
(GDN) — A Wayne County traffic crash leaves one person dead and two more in the hospital. The State Highway Patrol says the fatal collision occurred Tuesday at the intersection of NC 111 and Daw Pate Road. A 2020 Hyundai driven by 65-year-old Linda Vaughn-Morris of La Grange pulled out from a stop sign and…… read more »
Tractor-Trailers Collide On I-795 Friday Morning
(GDN) — Traffic was impacted on I-795 in Wayne County Friday morning after an accident involving two tractor-trailers. The State Highway Patrol says the first vehicle ended up striking the second truck from behind on northbound Interstate 795 near the Pikeville-Princeton Road exit before 5:30 AM. One of the drivers suffered minor injuries. One lane…… read more »
