US 70 reopens after deadly tractor-trailer crash in Johnston County
COVERAGE. YOU CAN COUNT ON.
>> ON TOP OF BREAKING NEWS THIS
EVENING, ONE PERSON IS DEAD
AFTER A CRASH ON US 70 IN
JOHNSTON COUNTY. THE CRASH HAS
CAUSED MAJOR TRAFFIC BACKUPS
JUST ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE TO
LOOK AT. GOOD EVENING. I'M
ASHLEY ROW AND I'M GERALD
OWENS. JULIAN GRACE IS IN THE
WRAL LIVE CENTER WITH THE
LATEST ON THIS.
>> A HORRIBLE CRASH AND THE
ROAD REOPENING WHEN THAT MIGHT
HAPPEN. JULIAN, YES, CHAIR.
WE HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
THIS, A DEADLY CRASH. WHAT WE
CAN TELL YOU ALL LANES OF
EASTBOUND HIGHWAY 70 IN
JOHNSTON COUNTY.
>> ARE BACK OPEN AT THIS HOUR
NOW AS YOU TAKE A LOOK THERE
AT SOME OF THE DAMAGE. LET'S
TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE
GROUND. A VIDEO WE HAD A CREW
THERE SHORTLY AFTER THIS ALL
TRANSPIRED AND WE'RE STILL
WORKING TO GET DETAILS ON
EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. BUT WE
CAN TELL YOU THAT ONE PERSON
IS DEAD. SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE
WERE INJURED, BUT WE DON'T KNOW
MUCH ABOUT THOSE INJURIES OR
EXACTLY HOW THIS ALL HAPPENED.
BUT AT THIS HOUR, WE CAN TELL
YOU ALL LANES ARE BACK OPEN
AND THERE'S A GROUND VIDEO WE
WERE TELLING YOU ABOUT EARLIER.
YOU CAN SEE THE WRECKAGE THERE
ON THE SCENE AS FIREFIGHTERS
WORK AWAY.
>> AND THEN EMERGENCY SERVICES
CREWS. THEY WERE ON THE SCENE
AS WELL. A GURNEY WITH NO ONE
THERE. AND THEN THAT HIGHWAY
JUST IN TO EERIE SCENE, AS YOU
SEE THE HIGHWAY, NO CARS
PASSING THROUGH ONCE AGAIN.
TRAFFIC IS MOVING SMOOTHLY
ALONG THAT STRETCH WILL LEAD AN
EARLY. HE'S THERE ON THE SCENE.
WE WILL CHECK BACK IN WITH HIM