February 25, 2010 WRAL reported that a Raleigh truck accident left the highway covered with hardwood flooring. The driver of a tractor-trailer collided with a box truck, causing it to tip over and spill its contents onto the road. One person suffered some injuries during the North Carolina truck accident, but the injuries were not […]
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After a night of drinking, a cup of coffee used to be considered the perfect preparation to help the drinker wake up before going home. Recently, high-powered caffeine drinks became popular mixers–a drink called “Raging Bull” calls for vodka, tequila, lime juice and high-caffeine Red Bull energy drink. Now, as reported in ScienceDaily, research suggests
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January 14, 2010 The Times-News reported that a recent Durham truck accident injured a woman. The woman was driving her sport utility vehicle down the road when she was struck by a tractor-trailer. The impact of the North Carolina truck accident caused the SUV to flip over onto its side. The woman was trapped inside
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March 24, 2009 WRAL reported that a man lost his life in a recent Chapel Hill truck accident. The man was driving his truck down the Interstate when he hit the back end of a box truck, causing it to run off the side of the road, hit a nearby guardrail, and overturn onto an
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October 28, 2008 The Asheville Citizen-Times reported that a North Carolina truck accident, which occurred over the weekend, killed five people. The five people involved in the crash were traveling in one car when the driver ran a stop sign. The car crossed the path of a tractor-trailer that ran over their vehicle. Both the
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July 29, 2008 The Asheville Citizen-Times reported that a North Carolina auto accident Saturday caused a highway to be shut down for a few hours. The North Carolina auto accident involved a tractor trailer that had wrecked Saturday afternoon. Authorities said that at least one person was injured during the North Carolina auto accident, but
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April 24, 2008 A North Carolina truck accident killed a truck driver on Tuesday as she was trying to come around the corner of the highway, according to The Fayetteville Observer. The overturned truck spilled around 1,000 gallons of methanol, but no evacuations were necessary. Firefighters used foam to cover the methanol and to prevent
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January 15, 2008 In an effort to protect highways from damages and deter North Carolina truck accidents, the highway patrol has stepped up its enforcement of restrictions for overweight truck drivers, according to The News & Observer. Six lawsuits have been filed against the North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety by trucking
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November 13, 2007 The Fayetteville Observer reported that two people died and one was injured in a North Carolina auto accident Saturday. The accident happened about 3:15 p.m. Saturday when a driver in a pickup truck ran off the road, over-corrected, and crossed the center line. A passenger vehicle slammed into the side of the
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November 6, 2007 The Asheville Citizen-Times reported that the N.C. Highway Patrol will be cracking down on weight enforcement from Tuesday to Thursday in specific counties in an attempt to reduce the number of North Carolina truck accidents involving tractor-trailers and other large vehicles. Troopers will target commercial vehicles that exceed weight regulations and have
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