North Carolina Highway Patrol News

Jury Awards $7M to North Carolina Trooper, Wife in Greyhound Bus Accident Suit

A federal jury has awarded $7 million in damages to a North Carolina trooper and his wife for when a passenger bus plowed into the trooper’s sport-utility vehicle as he responded to an Interstate 40 accident. Court documents show jurors …

Bus Crash in North Carolina Injures 13 Middle School Students

A North Carolina school bus overturned after it was hit by a car on Monday, sending 13 middle school students to the hospital. Twelve of the students had minor injuries in the crash in Alexander County, while one was in …

Two Injured in North Carolina Highway Patrol Helicopter Crash

Two people were injured when a North Carolina Highway Patrol helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff at a patrol facility in Raleigh. Highway Patrol First Sgt. Mike Baker told reporters the helicopter was about 6 feet in the air when the …

Driver of Tanker Truck Killed in Fiery North Carolina Crash

The North Carolina Highway Patrol says a tanker truck overturned and caught fire, killing the driver. The patrol told local media outlets that the truck apparently veered off the road in the town of Clayton and hit two culverts, causing …

Winter Storm in North Carolina Kills 2, Causes More Than 1,600 Accidents

An 85-year-old Surry County man who died from prolonged exposure to cold is North Carolina’s second fatality from the winter storm, state officials said Monday as the bitter cold dug into the state for another day. The man died Monday …