Automobile Accidents

• Charlotte Car Accident Kills Teenager

  Shannon Weidemann | June 14, 2007 2:40 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A 15-year-old high school student was killed and three of his friends injured in a car accident early Sunday morning. The car was driven by a 17-year-old and had two other teenage passengers. They were out for a late night fast food run. Police said the wreck happened at 12:01 a.m. Sunday in the 5000 block of Colony Road, near Sharon View Road. A police report said Jeremiah lost control of...

• Harrisburg Man Dies After Hitting a Fire Truck

  Shannon Weidemann | June 11, 2007 10:24 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A 51-year-old man from Harrisburg died after driving his car into a Charlotte Fire Truck that was at the scene of another car accident. The accident happened on Interstate 85 around Sugar Creek Road on Sunday night. But there are still many unanswered questions. State troopers, who are investigating the incident, said Terrell was likely traveling at 60 to 65 miles per hour before the...

• Charlotte Car Accident Kills Man

  Shannon Weidemann | May 30, 2007 2:35 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A man driving in Charlotte was involved in a single car accident on Tuesday and was killed. The 60-year-old man was the only person in the vehicle. The victim was driving his 1991 Chevrolet S-10 truck in the 6500 block of Rozzelles Ferry when he drove off the right side of the road; witnesses said he was going about 40 mph.He was pronounced dead at the scene. It is unknown what caused the...

• Car Accident Injures Five People in Charlotte

  Shannon Weidemann | May 22, 2007 7:14 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A three car accident on Sandy Porter Road in Charlotte ended with five people being taken to the hospital. The accident happened on Monday around 4:20 p.m. Charlotte Paramedics and Firefighters responded to the scene. A total of five people were taken to Carolinas Medical Center. Four were taken by ambulance and one driver was airlifted to the hospital. A pet dog that was in one of the cars...

• One Person Killed in Charlotte Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | March 14, 2007 2:34 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A man was driving southbound on Browne Road in Charlotte on Saturday March 3rd when it is believed he crossed the center line and hit another car. He was ejected from his car and killed. The two people in the Honda were taken to Carolinas Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.Neighbors say Browne Road is very dangerous. In the last year, there was one fatal wreck and another that...

• Police Officer Involved in Minor Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | February 17, 2007 11:39 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  An Officer on the Torrington Police force was responding to an emergency call when her police cruiser was struck by another car as she went through an intersection. The driver of the other vehicle was not at fault.As she made her way through the intersection near Wolcott Avenue, she was struck by another vehicle with two female passengers.The passengers in the second vehicle were taken to...

• 4-Car Accident, 2 Injured

  Christina Cole | December 30, 2006 6:03 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  Two people involved in a four-car crash on Tuesday are on the road to recovery. The accident happened on N.C. 24-27 near Newt Road.Sylvia Hitch Burke, 71, hit three cars causing approximately 23,000 in damages after veering left over the center line in her 1994 Buick. Burke was traveling west when she crossed over and hit Raymond Alan Frick in his 1995 Ford pick-up. She hit the truck in the back...

• One of the Worst Car Accidents in North Carolina History

  Staff Writer | June 06, 2006 2:43 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  Thirty-four peope were injured last week in a series of accidents during rush hour along I-40 between Mebane and Hillsborough. The combination of sun and a blinding rainstorm made driving conditions virtually impossible. Traffic slowed to around 45 mph, but that couldn't prevent the mayhem.According to herald-sun.com:Eighty-two vehicles were involved in 44 collisions and 34 people were hurt, the...