WELCOME -- A Mooresville truck driver has been cited in a wreck that led to a spill of almost 8,000 gallons of hazardous materials Tuesday, the N.C. Highway Patrol said.
Morris Glozier, 57, a driver for Quality Carriers Inc., was cited for unsafe movement, the highway patrol said. Glozier was turning right off N.C. 150 onto a service road when two wheels went off the road into a ditch, causing the truck to overturn.
Glozier was not injured. But the crash led to the spill of potentially flammable materials, including toluene.
The crash shut down the highway for most of Tuesday and led to the evacuations of several homes and businesses within 1,000 feet of the spill.
Rural Hall man injured in collision
A Rural Hall man was severely injured in a three-car collision on University Parkway on Tuesday night.
Police said Patrick Joseph Chandler of 7960 Broad St. in Rural Hall was a passenger in a pickup going south on University near Hanes Mill Road. The truck hit a car, causing the car to hit a third vehicle.
Chandler was taken to Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition last night.
Police had not released the names yesterday of the others involved or any information about possible charges.
Company closes amid allegations
GREENSBORO -- A North Carolina company that advertised $9-an-hour cleaning jobs has closed amid accusations that it defrauded applicants of money paid for uniforms and boots.
Police say that more than 100 people applied to work for Spic N Span Cleaning Services since at least January.
The company posted fliers at the Greensboro Urban Ministry and winter emergency shelters to hire about 150 workers.
Officials said that when applicants were hired, they paid $55 in cash for uniforms and a pair of boots, neither of which arrived. Greensboro police Detective D.A. Smith said that the owners can't be found and that police don't think they used their real names.
Mother, child found dead after fire
SELMA -- A mother and her child have been found dead after an apartment fire in Eastern North Carolina.
The fire was reported about 4 a.m. yesterday at the Redwood Village Apartments in Selma, southeast of Raleigh.
Fire Chief Phillip McDaniel said that the cause of the fire is undetermined.
Victims' names were not released.
The Red Cross is assisting eight residents affected by the fire
Man driving wrong way is charged
ASHEVILLE -- State troopers say a man drove at least 15 miles in the wrong direction on an interstate in Western North Carolina before they stopped him and charged him with driving while impaired.
James Mint Barton, 65, of Brevard told N.C. Highway patrol troopers Monday that he was trying to get to the airport. Motorists had reported a pickup heading west in the eastbound lanes in Henderson and Buncombe counties.
Trooper R.E. Baker says several cars were run off the road as the truck reached speeds of 65 mph. No one was hurt.
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